What does "minulla on aika kiire töissä" mean?
Hi,

Does "minulla on aika kiire töissä" mean "I am quite busy at work"?

In this context, "aika" is an adverb meaning "quite" and not the noun meaning "time"?

Thanks in advance!

Question

What does "minulla on aika kiire töissä" mean?
Hi,

Does "minulla on aika kiire töissä" mean "I am quite busy at work"?

In this context, "aika" is an adverb meaning "quite" and not the noun meaning "time"?

Thanks in advance!

Answer

Hi, yes you are right.
"Minulla on kiire" means "I'm busy" (literally, I have busy-ness)
"Minulla on kiire töissä" means "I'm busy at work"
"Minulla on aika kiire töissä" means "I'm quite busy at work"

"Minulla on aikaa" (partitive of "aika") means "I have time".

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