No. 289 in Slovak
minút
The Slovak word "minút" means "minutes" in English.
In a sentence
Potrebujem desať minút na prípravu.
I need ten minutes to prepare.
The word "minút" is in the genitive plural form, expressing the amount of time needed.
Za päť minút bude vlak odchádzať.
The train will depart in five minutes.
Here, "minút" is used again in the genitive plural form, this time indicating the time before an event happens.
Tento beh trvá približne dvadsať minút.
This run lasts approximately twenty minutes.
In this context, "minút" appears in the genitive plural form to describe the duration of an activity.
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