Russian Grammar – What time is it now? It is now eleven o’clock in the evening. 🇷🇺

Кото́рый час? Сейча́с оди́ннадцать ____ ве́чера.

In Russian, when referring to time, different forms of the word "час" are used depending on the number. For "час" (hour), the form changes based on the number that precedes it:

1. When there's one hour (1), you use "час" (chas).
2. When there are two, three, or four hours (2-4), you use "часа" (chasa).
3. For the numbers five and above, including eleven (11), the word used is "часов" (chasov).

Here, you're referring to eleven o'clock in the evening. Since "одиннадцать" (odinnadtsat) — which means "eleven" — is more than five, you use the form "часов" (chasov).

To understand fully, let’s break down the forms:

– Оди́н час (Odin chas) – 1 o'clock
– Два часа́ (Dva chasa) – 2 o'clock
– Три часа́ (Tri chasa) – 3 o'clock
– Четы́ре часа́ (Chetyre chasa) – 4 o'clock
– Пять часо́в (Pyat' chasov) – 5 o'clock and above

Therefore, "одиннадцать" (11) falls into the category where "часов" is used:

Сейча́с оди́ннадцать часов ве́чера. (Sejchas odinnadtsat' chasov vechera).

This grammatical rule helps to ensure proper concord between numbers and the nouns they quantify in Russian.

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