девятninth+огоmasculine accusative singular or genitive singular ending
numeral · singular, genitiveRare#35,225
of nine (in time expressions)In expressions with половина or четверть, девятого refers to the hour from 8 to 9: половина девятого is 8:30, and четверть девятого is 8:15.
RU: Сейчас половина девятого.
EN: It's half past eight.
ninthUsed in this form after words such as до (“until”) or when referring to a date.