Questions & Answers about De winkel is open tot kwart over zes.
Why is there no word for "a" in kwart over zes?
In Dutch, you do not use the article een (a) when telling time with quarters. Instead of saying "a quarter past six" like we do in English, you just say kwart over zes (literally: quarter past six).
Does over work exactly like "past" when telling time?
Yes! For the first half of the hour, Dutch uses over to mean "past" the hour. So kwart over zes works exactly the same way as the English phrase "quarter past six".
Does tot just mean "until" here?
Yes, when talking about time, the preposition tot translates directly to "until" or "till".
Is open used exactly the same way as in English?
Yes, open is an adjective here describing the shop, just like in the English sentence. It is spelled the same and means the exact same thing.