No. 363 in Icelandic
mínútur
"Minutes."
In a sentence
Ég beð í tíu mínútur.
I waited for ten minutes.
Here, 'mínútur' is used in its plural form to signify a duration of time, specifically ten minutes.
Fundurinn tekur fimmtán mínútur.
The meeting takes fifteen minutes.
In this sentence, 'mínútur' describes the total length of the meeting, again in the plural form.
Það eru aðeins tvær mínútur eftir.
There are only two minutes left.
Here, 'mínútur' indicates the remaining amount of time, used in reference to two minutes in plural.
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