Breakdown of Het concert eindigt om twaalf uur in de nacht.
in
in
twaalf
twelve
het uur
the hour / o'clock
om
at (time)
Questions & Answers about Het concert eindigt om twaalf uur in de nacht.
Why do we use om for the time here?
The preposition om is used to indicate an exact time on the clock, just like 'at' in English. Whenever you want to say that something happens at a specific hour, you use om.
How would I say the concert is 'from eight to twelve' using this lesson's grammar?
You would use van ... tot to show the duration: Het concert is van acht tot twaalf uur. Because our example sentence only states the exact end time, we just use om.
Do I always have to say uur after the number?
Yes, in Dutch you usually need to include uur (hour/o'clock) when stating a specific time on the clock. While in English you might just say 'It ends at twelve', in Dutch it is standard to say om twaalf uur.
English says 'at night', but this sentence uses in de nacht. Is there a shorter way to say this?
Yes! Dutch uses the preposition in for parts of the day, such as in de ochtend (in the morning) and in de nacht (in the night). However, you will also very often hear the short expression 's nachts, which means exactly the same thing.
What is the dictionary form of the verb eindigt?