すうふん – Vocabulary details

すうふん

Meanings

Noun

1. several minutes; a few minutes

Alt. forms

数すう分ふん

99%

すうふん

Pitch accent

す

うふん

Used in: 2

Composed of

すう

several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number

ふん

minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)

Used in vocabulary (3 in total)

すうふんご

a few minutes later; after a few minutes

すうふんかん

a few minutes; for a few minutes; for a number of minutes; for a period of a few minutes; for several minutes

すうふんいない

within minutes

Examples (12 in total)

すうふんはかかります。

It's going to take a few minutes.

すうふん遅おくれるかもしれません。

I might be a few minutes late.

お父とうさんはすうふん前まえに帰かえってきたよ。

Dad came home a few minutes ago.

アキラはすうふんの間あいだ外がい出しゅつした。

Akira went out for a few minutes.

ほんのすうふん差さで電でん車しゃに間まに合あわなかったんだ。

I missed the train by only a few minutes.

貴き重ちょうなお時じ間かんのすうふんをさいていただけますか。

Can you spare me a few minutes of your valuable time?

仕し事ごとを済すませてすうふんして、彼かれは寝ねについた。

A few minutes after he finished his work, he went to bed.

彼かの女じょはすうふん前まえに衣い類るいのアイロンがけを終おえた。

She finished ironing the clothes a few minutes ago.

間ま違ちがいを悟さとるのに彼かれはほんのすうふんかかっただけだ。

It took him only a few minutes to realize his mistakes.

その列れっ車しゃはすうふん前まえに無ぶ事じ駅えきに到とう着ちゃくした。

The train arrived safely at the station a few minutes ago.

心しん臓ぞう発ほっ作さが起おきた後あとの最さい初しょのすうふんが、非ひ常じょうに大たい切せつです。

The first minutes after a heart attack are very important.

トムはメアリーとほんのすうふん会あうためだけに、何なん時じ間かんも待まった。