No. 299 in Dutch
minuten
"Minutes" (units of time).
In a sentence
Ik heb tien minuten gewacht.
I waited for ten minutes.
Here, 'minuten' is used as the plural form of 'minuut' to denote a duration of 10 time units.
Het is over vijf minuten pauze.
The break is in five minutes.
In this phrase, 'minuten' represents a count-down of five-time units until the break time.
De pizza is klaar in twintig minuten.
The pizza will be ready in twenty minutes.
The word 'minuten' here specifies the time estimated for an action to complete.
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