minutę

In a sentence

• Proszę poczekać minutę.

  Please wait a minute.

  Here, "minutę" is used in the accusative case to indicate the duration of waiting.

• Mam tylko minutę, żeby się przygotować.

  I only have a minute to prepare.

  In this sentence, "minutę" is again accusative, showing the limited time available for preparation.

• Minutę temu wyszedł z domu.

  He left home a minute ago.

  Here, "minutę" is in the accusative case, used in the context of referring to a specific point in time relative to the present.