24-Hr Clock

DrewC1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

24-Hr Clock

"It is twenty-five past nine." The answer: Il est neuf heures vingt-cinq. But why isn't "Il est vingt et un heures vingt-cinq" a valid answer?

Asked 5 years ago
CécileKwiziq team member

Hi Drew,

Could it be because it would be -

Vingt et une heures vingt-cinq ?

DrewC1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Merci!

24-Hr Clock

"It is twenty-five past nine." The answer: Il est neuf heures vingt-cinq. But why isn't "Il est vingt et un heures vingt-cinq" a valid answer?

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