Minutes vs Period

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Minutes

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Period

Top 1.000 (sehr häufig)A1noun
 MinutesPeriod
Aussprache🇬🇧 //ˈmɪnɪts//🇺🇸 //ˈmɪnɪts//🇬🇧 /["/ˈpɪəriəd/"]/🇺🇸 /["/ˈpɪriəd/"]/
BedeutungA unit of time equal to 60 seconds.A length of time or the end of a sentence.
BeispielThe meeting lasted fifteen minutes.We have a period for math today.
RegisterNeutralNeutral
Wie häufigTop 1.000 (sehr häufig)Top 1.000 (sehr häufig)
CEFR-Niveau-A1
Wortartnoun
Kollokationentake a few minutes, wait a few minutes, for a few minutesextended, lengthy, long, cover, span, begin, begin, commence, elapse, costume, furniture, after a period, during the period, throughout the period, the beginning of a period, the start of a period, the end of a period, extended, lengthy, long, cover, span, begin, begin, commence, elapse, costume, furniture, after a period, during the period, throughout the period, the beginning of a period, the start of a period, the end of a period, extended, lengthy, long, cover, span, begin, begin, commence, elapse, costume, furniture, after a period, during the period, throughout the period, the beginning of a period, the start of a period, the end of a period, heavy, light, menstrual, have, start, miss, start, stop, last, cramps, pains
Antonymehours, daysmoment, instant
Häufige FehlerUsing 'minute' instead of 'minutes' when referring to a duration over one., Confusing 'minutes' with 'hours' in time conversions., Mispronouncing 'minutes' by omitting the 'n' sound.Confused with 'time period' as if it's one single word., Using 'period' instead of 'dot' when referring to a punctuation mark in some regions.
Hinweise zur VerwendungUse 'minutes' to refer to time in any context. Avoid in very informal speech about time durations less than one minute.Use 'period' when discussing time frames or in writing to indicate the end of a sentence. Avoid in very informal contexts or when discussing less standard uses like 'menstrual period' unless relevant.

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Häufige Fragen: Minutes vs Period

Was ist der Unterschied zwischen Minutes und Period?

Minutes: A unit of time equal to 60 seconds. Period: A length of time or the end of a sentence.

Kannst du zu jedem ein Beispiel zeigen?

Minutes: The meeting lasted fifteen minutes. Period: We have a period for math today.

Kann ich Minutes und Period austauschbar verwenden?

Nicht immer. Minutes und Period sind verwandt und überschneiden sich teils, unterscheiden sich aber in Register, Häufigkeit und Verwendung, sodass ein Austausch die Bedeutung oder den Ton ändern kann. Sieh dir die Unterschiede oben an, bevor du eines ersetzt.

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