Category: Numbers & TimePart of speech: nounDifficulty: Common
Minut
/Minut/Roman
English meaning: Minute
Definition
A period of sixty seconds.
Example
“Vent fem minutter, tak.”
In English: “Wait five minutes, please.”
Another example: “Det tager kun et minut.”
Usage — When, Where & How
A neuter noun meaning a minute (60 seconds), everyday in telling time and durations. Also used loosely to mean 'a moment' ('et øjeblik' is more idiomatic for that).
Common Collocations
- fem minutter
- i sidste minut
- hvert minut
- et par minutter
- minut for minut
Word Forms
et minut, minuttet, minutter, minutterne
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