Topic: Italian

"Sono libero fra dieci minuti."

Translation:I am free in ten minutes.

March 3, 2013

13 Comments

https://www.duolingo.com/gmj1892

    Why 'fra' here?

    August 19, 2013
    https://www.duolingo.com/peter2108

      In temporal contexts fra means in. Examples: fra un mese (in a month) fra poco (in a little while/soon). I guess the idea is that the event occurs between the start and end of the period specified.

      August 20, 2013
      https://www.duolingo.com/brunoenglishfe

        So on this case,the use of In would be wrong,right?!

        April 4, 2017
        https://www.duolingo.com/safibta
        • 946

        Grazzie!!

        June 5, 2015
        https://www.duolingo.com/peter2108

          How would you say "I am free for ten minutes" ?

          March 3, 2013
          https://www.duolingo.com/marziotta

            "Sono libero per dieci minuti" or "Sono libero dieci minuti"

            March 3, 2013
            https://www.duolingo.com/danielteacher

              The best translation for this sentence 'I'll be free in ten minutes' isn't accepted.

              March 9, 2014
              https://www.duolingo.com/funnyiloveitaly2

                Maybe because duo doesn't like usage of the future tense at this stage?

                June 29, 2014
                https://www.duolingo.com/InaraCouto
                • 972

                Exactly. That's how I translated it and my answer my considered wrong.

                March 14, 2015
                https://www.duolingo.com/Taytay000

                  Woo hoo it accepts the actual number!

                  December 19, 2014
                  https://www.duolingo.com/Sauron111

                    I read "Sono libro fra dieci minuti" and was totally confused, why for God's sake I should be a book in 10 minutes... Is someone enchanting me???

                    March 17, 2019
                    https://www.duolingo.com/ToddDowty
                    • 252

                    What about "They are free in 10 minutes"?

                    January 27, 2019
                    https://www.duolingo.com/ToddDowty
                    • 252

                    Would that start "loro sono" to make it explicit?

                    January 27, 2019
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