How is es la and son las used?
son las tres es la una
When are these used? What is the difference?
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¿Qué hora es? Son las tres. = What time is it? It is three o'clock.
¿Qué hora es? Es la una. = It is one o'clock. (2:00 - 12:59 use "son las...")
Basically, we use "es la" for singular hours, as 1. For the rest of the plural hours, we use: "son las"