Kokous alkaa vartin kuluttua.

The meeting starts in a quarter of an hour.

Breakdown of Kokous alkaa vartin kuluttua.

• kokous: the meeting
• alkaa: to start
• kuluttua: in
• vartti: the quarter of an hour

Questions & Answers about Kokous alkaa vartin kuluttua.

What does vartin mean here?

Vartin is the form of vartti, which means a quarter, usually a quarter of an hour = 15 minutes.

So:

• vartti = a quarter / 15 minutes
• vartin kuluttua = in 15 minutes / after 15 minutes

In this sentence, vartin does not mean quarter in a fraction sense by itself; it is part of a very common time expression.

Why is it vartin, not vartti?

Because the expression X:n kuluttua requires the time word to be in the genitive.

So:

• vartti → basic form
• vartin → genitive form

This pattern is very common:

• minuutin kuluttua = in a minute
• tunnin kuluttua = in an hour
• päivän kuluttua = in a day
• vartin kuluttua = in a quarter of an hour

So vartin is there because of the grammar used with kuluttua.

What does kuluttua mean?