No. 633 in Icelandic
mínútu
The Icelandic word "mínútu" means "minute" in English.
In a sentence
Ég kem aftur eftir eina mínútu.
I will be back in one minute.
'Mínútu' is used here in the accusative singular form to express a duration of time (one minute).
Við töluðum saman í tíu mínútur.
We talked together for ten minutes.
Here, 'mínútu' changes to the plural form 'mínútur' in the accusative case because it refers to multiple minutes.
Hann stoppaði aðeins í augnablik, ekki einu sinni í eina mínútu.
He stopped only for a moment, not even for one minute.
'Einu mínútu' utilizes the feminine singular accusative form to specify a time period negatively (not even one minute).
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