¿Qué hora sería?

Question

Getting back to reality after the debería discussion . . .

I found this sentence on another website. There it was translated as follows:

¿Qué hora sería?
What time could it have been?

I would have translated that as "What time could it be'" or "I wonder what time it is."

Is the "have been" formulation correct?

Answer 1

Thanks for clearing that up.

I wasn't questioning anyone's sincerity, only the practical usefulness of some of that discussion.

James Santiago said:

Getting back to reality after the debería discussion

That sounds a bit condescending. I think everybody was discussing the matter sincerely.

*¿Qué hora sería?

What time could it have been?

I would have translated that as "What time could it be'" or "I wonder what time it is."*

It can't be "I wonder what time it is," but rather "I wonder what time it was." "I wonder what time it is" would be "Qué hora será."

"What time could it have been'" is another perfectly reasonable translation.

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Answer 2

Getting back to reality after the debería discussion

That sounds a bit condescending. I think everybody was discussing the matter sincerely.

*¿Qué hora sería?
What time could it have been?

I would have translated that as "What time could it be'" or "I wonder what time it is."*

It can't be "I wonder what time it is," but rather "I wonder what time it was." "I wonder what time it is" would be "Qué hora será."

"What time could it have been'" is another perfectly reasonable translation.