No. 1,475 in Russian
минуты
"Minutes" (units of time).
In a sentence
У нас осталось всего пять минут.
We have only five minutes left.
In this sentence, 'минут' is in the genitive plural form of 'минута' (minute), used to indicate the amount of time remaining (five minutes).
Он опоздал на несколько минут.
He was late by a few minutes.
Here 'минут' is the genitive plural form of 'минута,' used to describe the quantity of minutes in terms of a duration (a few minutes).
В эти минутки я чувствую себя счастливым.
In these minutes, I feel happy.
In this case, 'минутки' is a diminutive plural form of 'минута,' often conveying endearment or emphasis on the brevity of the moments.
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