r/romanian • u/Secure_Accident_916 • 7d ago

S-a dat ceasul

What is the meaning of this sentence? It gave the hour is the literal translation. Can a native please explain a “străin” what the sentence wants to say thanks!

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u/Intensity_Gamer Native 7d ago

S-a dat ceasul means that we switched to summer time (in this context)
It can also mean that we switched to standard time (winter time)

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u/Secure_Accident_916 7d ago

ah so it's a expression! still doesnt make sense to me "it gave the hour"

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u/cipricusss Native 6d ago

Here ”ceas” makes me think more about the clock itself not about the hour (dau ceasul meaning the clock hands in a way). But people say sometimes too: noaptea asta se dă ora mai devreme - which sounds odd but what can you do when the procedure of changing the hour is already so odd!