スウフン – Vocabulary details

スウフン

Meanings

Noun

1. several minutes; a few minutes

Alt. forms

数すう分ふん

99%

スウフン

Pitch accent

ス

ウフン

Composed of

スウ

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

フン

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

Used in vocabulary (3 in total)

スウフンゴ

a few minutes later; after a few minutes

スウフンカン

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

スウフンイナイ

within minutes

Examples (12 in total)

すうふんスウフンはかかります。

It's going to take a few minutes.

すうふんスウフン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スウフン前まえに帰かえってきたよ。

Dad came home a few minutes ago.

アキラはすうふんスウフンの間あいだ外がい出しゅつした。

Akira went out for a few minutes.

ほんのすうふんスウフン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スウフン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スウフンして、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スウフン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スウフンかかっただけだ。

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

その列れっ車しゃはすうふんスウフン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スウフンが、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スウフン会あうためだけに、何なん時じ間かんも待まった。