(b). La dua kaj tri kvaronoj = the 2nd (hour) and three-quarters.
(c). Kvarono antaŭ la tria = a quarter before the 3rd (hour).
The last example is the only one which would be easily understood by an Englishman. Other nations use one or two of these methods, hence we find a diversity of methods used in Esperanto also. There is, however, one way used by nearly all nations, namely, that in railway time tables, and it is to be hoped that this will come into general use. Therefore to the question:—Kioma horo estas? = What time (hour) is it? we might simply say as follows:—
| 2.0 | =La dua (horo). |
| 2.15 | =La dua (horo) kaj dek kvin (minutoj). |
| 3.5 | =La tria (horo) kvin. |
| 10.2 | =La deka (horo) du. |
| 11.45 | =La dek-unua (horo) kvardek kvin. |
In Italy, Belgium, etc., where the hours are numbered from one to twenty-four, this system is equally applicable, as:—4.10 p.m. in Italy = 16.10 = La dek-sesa (horo) dek.
PRONOUNS (Pronomoj).
125. There are seven classes of Pronouns:—(1) Personal, (2) Possessive, (3) Relative, (4) Interrogative, (5) Demonstrative, (6) Distributive or Collective, (7) Indefinite.
As, however, the last five classes are so intimately connected with other parts of speech, and as some of the pronouns represent two classes, and some two parts of speech, it is better to treat them as correlative words (see pars. [139]–157), so under the head of "Pronouns" we give only the personal and possessive.
Personal Pronouns (personaj pronomoj).
126. The personal pronouns are:—