If trains leave at 1:45, 2:45, 3:45, 4:45... how would you describe this in English?
I'm sure "Trains leave at every 45 minutes." is wrong, but I have no idea how to describe this.
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vocabulary.cl/Basic/Telling_Time.htm englishstudypage.com/grammar/telling-the-time-in-english englisch-hilfen.de/en/words/uhr.htm In your case, trains leave 15 minutes before/to the hour, or at quarter to the hour.– Ronald SoleCommented Jul 5, 2022 at 15:28
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I've downvoted your question because it's a duplicate.– user150280Commented Jul 11, 2022 at 12:18
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You can say:
(The) trains leave every hour at (a) quarter to the hour.
Or:
(The) trains leave hourly at (a) quarter to the hour.
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1In the UK it is reasonably common to hear '...at forty-five minutes past each hour'. An exact-minded person might add: 'the first leaves at six forty-five and the last at ten forty-five'. Commented Jul 5, 2022 at 16:19
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'Quarter to/past' tend to be favoured by people who learned to tell the time on clocks with hands. Commented Jul 5, 2022 at 17:23
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1Native speakers would very readily understand (in writing): 'Buses leave at xx:45 between 06:45 and 23:45'. Commented Jul 6, 2022 at 19:08