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* ''Bh 2.30'' — ''vālьpāmvya bhraṃšāye vi'' (it's 2½ in the afternoon) or less commonly ''dani bhraṃšāye hælinaivāṭ (no) vi'' (it's two in the afternoon and half) | * ''Bh 2.30'' — ''vālьpāmvya bhraṃšāye vi'' (it's 2½ in the afternoon) or less commonly ''dani bhraṃšāye hælinaivāṭ (no) vi'' (it's two in the afternoon and half) | ||
* ''Bh 2.40'' — ''pāmvyå bhraṃšāye pāmvendvāṭ vi'' (it's one third to three in the afternoon) or less commonly ''dani bhraṃšāye dani pāmvendvāṭ (no) vi'' (it's two in the afternoon and two thirds) | * ''Bh 2.40'' — ''pāmvyå bhraṃšāye pāmvendvāṭ vi'' (it's one third to three in the afternoon) or less commonly ''dani bhraṃšāye dani pāmvendvāṭ (no) vi'' (it's two in the afternoon and two thirds) | ||
Time is usually additive and not subtractive, except for ''.40'' (as in the previous example), ''.46'', ''.50'', and ''.56'' (respectively ¼, 10<sub>12</sub>, and 6 minutes before the next hour). Subtractive time is, as expected, expressed by the dative case of the next hour | Time is usually additive and not subtractive, except for ''.40'' (as in the previous example), ''.46'', ''.50'', and ''.56'' (respectively ¼, 10<sub>12</sub>, and 6 minutes before the next hour). Subtractive time is, as expected, expressed by the dative case of the next hour: | ||
* ''Bh 2.46'' — ''pamvyå bhraṃšāye māmivælka vi'' (it's sixteen<sub>12</sub> to three in the afternoon) | * ''Bh 2.46'' — ''pamvyå bhraṃšāye māmivælka vi'' (it's sixteen<sub>12</sub> to three in the afternoon) | ||
* ''Bh 2.50'' — ''pamvyå bhraṃšāye māmei vi'' (it's twelve to three in the afternoon) | * ''Bh 2.50'' — ''pamvyå bhraṃšāye māmei vi'' (it's twelve to three in the afternoon) | ||