Learn Swedish: Dras sladden ut kvart över fem? - Is the cord pulled out at a quarter past five?

In English, we say "at a quarter past five," but in Swedish, it is very common to leave out the preposition entirely when stating the time. You can simply say kvart över fem. You could add klockan (at) or vid (at/around) before it, but it is completely optional in everyday speech.

Should it be en kvart instead of just kvart?

When telling the time on a clock, you drop the article en. You just say kvart över (quarter past) or kvart i (quarter to). You only use en kvart when talking about a duration of time, such as "I waited for a quarter of an hour" (Jag väntade i en kvart).

Why does the verb dra (pull) end with an "s" to make dras?

The -s ending makes the verb passive. Instead of saying who is pulling the cord, the focus is on what happens to the cord: it "is pulled" (dras). To form the present tense passive of a verb like drar (pulls), you usually drop the -r and add -s.

Why are dras and ut separated by the word sladden?