No. 11,204 in Swedish
minuts
"Minuts" is the genitive form of "minut," meaning "minute's" or "of a minute" in English.
In a sentence
Det tar vanligtvis fem minuters promenad till skolan.
It usually takes five minutes' walk to school.
Here, 'minuters' is used in the genitive form to indicate ownership or relation by duration.
Vi hade bara några få minuters paus mellan föreläsningarna.
We only had a few minutes' break between the lectures.
'Minuters' is used in this sentence to denote the duration of the pause, showing possession by time.
Hon såg på klockan och insåg att hon hade bara två minuters marginal.
She looked at the clock and realized she only had two minutes' margin.
'Minuters' signifies proximity or span in this case, it denotes the time buffer available.
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