dins + Length of Time
In a Length of Time
Dins plus a length of time means in an hour, in three days.
How It Works
| Expression | Meaning |
|---|---|
| dins una ora | in an hour |
| dins tres jorns | in three days |
| dins doas setmanas | in two weeks |
| dins un mes | in a month |
The length of time counts from the moment you speak: Torni dins una ora means I come back one hour from now.
Use doas before a feminine plural such as setmanas or oras, and dos before a masculine plural such as jorns.
Do not mix it up with the words that look back: i a dos ans and fa dos ans mean two years ago. For something that began in the past and goes on, use dempuèi.
Examples (5)
- Lo tren partís dins dètz minutas.
The train leaves in ten minutes.
Dins dètz minutas looks ahead from now.
- Maria arriba dins doas oras.
Maria arrives in two hours.
Doas goes with the feminine noun oras.
- Dins tres jorns, partissèm per Carcassona.
In three days, we leave for Carcassonne.
Dins tres jorns opens the sentence.
- Dins un mes, Joan a vint ans.
In a month, Joan will be twenty.
The present tense a points to the near future.
- Lo mètge arriba dins un quart d'ora.
The doctor arrives in a quarter of an hour.
Dins un quart d'ora is a length of time.
How It Connects
Learn This First
Dins with a length of time counts from now, so dins and pendent come first.
Related Patterns
- dempuèiSince and for
Dempuèi looks back to the start, while dins looks ahead.
Level 3 - i a dos ans, fa dos ansTime Ago
I a dos ans looks back from now, as dins looks ahead.
Level 3 - anar + InfinitiveNear Future with Anar
The near future with anar often goes with dins.
Level 2 - Numbers 0 to 10
The numbers that give the length of time.
Level 1
Words in This Pattern
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