No. 532 in Dutch
minuut
"Minuut" means "minute," a unit of time equal to 60 seconds.
In a sentence
Ik heb nog maar één minuut tijd.
I only have one minute left.
The word 'minuut' is used here to count a specific period of 60 seconds.
Het duurde tientallen minuten voordat hij aankwam.
It took dozens of minutes before he arrived.
In this instance, 'minuut' is pluralized to 'minuten', referring to multiple units of 60 seconds.
Laten we een minuut stilte houden.
Let us observe a minute of silence.
Here, 'minuut' is used to denote a formal or symbolic duration of time.
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