Questions & Answers about Il est midi et demi.
Why do we use Il est here instead of C'est to say 'It is'?
When telling the time in French, you always use the phrase Il est (literally 'he is'). Even though beginners learn C'est for 'it is', you never use it for the time of day.
The lesson is about using heure(s). Why isn't that word in this sentence?
Why is it et demi without an 'e' at the end? I've seen it spelled et demie with other times.
Great catch! The word for 'half' has to match the gender (masculine or feminine) of the word it describes. Usually, it describes the word heure (hour), which is feminine, so you add an 'e' to make it demie. However, midi is a masculine word, so it drops the 'e' and stays demi.