how to say "- 8.00 hours"?

[thi]

Can I say,

1. a negative eight hour
2. a negative eight hours
3. an eight hour negative
4. an eight hours negative


Thank you very much.
Thi

[dethuong_x0x]

Can I say,

1. a negative eight hour
2. a negative eight hours
3. an eight hour negative
4. an eight hours negative


Thank you very much.
Thi

Number 2 is my final answer.

[thi]

thank you dễ thương

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thi
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Posts: 12 how to say "- 8.00 hours"?
"-8.00 hours" thực sự có nghĩa gì không? Bởi vì khi viết 8 giờ 25 phút 30 giây là:
8G 25' 30,'' không có chấm, không 00....
8hrs 25' 30''
Nếu:

8:00AM hay 8:00PM ===> 8 giờ sáng hay 8 giờ chiều.

8 hours ===> 8 giờ đồng hồ (tám tiếng đồng hồ)
- 8 hours ===> minus 8 hrs (trừ đi 8 tiếng...) TD: 25 hrs - 8 hrs = .....(subtraction)

Dùng trong Đại số học:

- 8 ===> negative 8 (understood!)
+ 8 ===> positive 8 (hiểu ngầm)

Hope this would help,

[thi]

I guess I'll be more clear next time
I meant to say -8.00 hours vacation balance. I didn't think it through and made it more complicated than it seems.

Here is my complete sentence:
Hi Ricci,
I am looking at my Personal time off and see an eight-hour-negative balance.



I just found out the correct way to say it is: a negative eight hour balance.

By the way, feel free to correct any english in my post.

Thank you all for your inputs,
Thi