How to Say ‘From twelve o'clock’ in German
Ab zwölf Uhr
ap tsvurlf oor
[ap tsvurlf oor]
💬 Usage Tip: ab means "from ... on" for a start time with no end. von usually comes with bis.
Phrase Breakdown
Ab
[ap]
from, starting at
Preposition marking the starting point of a time.
Ab Montag arbeite ich nachts.
From Monday I work nights.
zwölf
[tsvurlf]
twelve
The number 12; like eleven, it has its own special form.
Es ist zwölf Uhr.
It is twelve o'clock.
Uhr
[oor]
o'clock
Used after a number to give the hour.
In „Um zehn Uhr“ bedeutet „Uhr“ that it is a time on the clock.
In “At ten o’clock,” “Uhr” means it is a time on the clock.
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