A las dos de la mañana pasadas

A las dos de la mañana pasadas
 

HOLA, I'm new to spanish learning, so this question may be very stupid, sorry! I encountered this kind of expression like "a la una/las dos, tres... de la mañana pasadas", I don't know what "pasadas" mean here (it seems to me not necessary in the sentence), pls clarify this for me, Gracias!

There are no stupid questions. "Pasadas las dos de la mañana" means (a little) after the hour. :)

- Era pasado el medio día cuando de repente se nubló.
It was past midday when it suddenly got cloudy.

- Pasada la media noche empezó a hacer frío.
A little after midnight it started to get cold.

- El correo abre a las nueve, pero siempre empieza a dar servicio hasta pasadas las diez.
The post office opens at nine, but it always starts to work after ten.

- Nos vemos más tarde, pasada la hora de la comida.
See you later, after lunch time.

In Spain, (at least the way I understand it) when you say "las dos de la noche pasadas", with the modifier "pasadas" after "dos de la noche" the idea is that it is way after 2 a.m. (in the night)...

If you say "pasadas las 2 de la noche", as Angelica points out, it is just after 2 a.m... although it could be vague too, (i.e. a time between 2:01 to 2:29 a.m... or so)

That's my personal view, and the way I understand this... (I tried to check the dictionaries... but don't find anything solid to "sustain my claim"... so it is only my way to see it, which I believe it is shared by the Spanish speakers from Spain...) (Let's see if someone confirms or denies that...)

Thanks Angelica and Pablo! PS: I'm a bit confused why it's "pasadas" instead of "pasada" even it's "la una de la mañana".

It's a common mistake that people use the plural for "la una".

- Son la una de la tarde. :bad:
- Es la una de la tarde. :good:

- Regresaron pasadas la una de la mañana. :bad:
- Regresaron pasada la una de la manaña. :good:

Gracias Anglica!