Son las or es las

Question

I see es las dos y media but then son las dos y veinte. How do you know when to use es or son?

Answer 1

Hi, es las dos is not correct, it has to be

son las dos y media

son las dos y veinte

so is 1 where it changes - eastside, Apr 15, 2010

Answer 2

Yes , es la una menos cuarto, es la una y media etc and after la una everthing else is son because they are plural i.e. more than one.

Answer 3

You use "es" for singular and "son" for plural numbers.