In German
Minute
Meaning: minute
Example sentences
WartebitteeineMinute.
Please wait a minute.
DerBuskommtinfünfMinuten.
The bus is coming in five minutes.
Grammar note
“Die Minute” is feminine. Time spans use the dative plural with “in”: “in fünf Minuten” (in five minutes) — note the “-n” ending on “Minuten” after a number greater than one.
Common mistake
Don't drop the plural “-n” after a number — “fünf Minuten”, not “fünf Minute”, is required once the count is more than one.
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How do you say “in five minutes”?
“In fünf Minuten” — plural with “-n”.
Is “Minute” masculine, feminine or neuter?
Feminine: “die Minute”.