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Usages of opinn
Búðin er opin.
The store is open.
Skólinn er opinn.
The school is open.
Bókasafnið er opið og hlýtt.
The library is open and warm.
Glugginn er opinn.
The window is open.
Veitingastaðurinn er opinn í dag.
The restaurant is open today.
Vegurinn er opinn.
The road is open.
Kaffihúsið er opið.
The café is open.
Ef glugginn er opinn, blæs vindurinn inn.
If the window is open, the wind blows in.
Á hótelinu er móttakan opin allan daginn.
At the hotel, the reception is open all day.
Verkstæðið er opið í dag.
The workshop is open today.
Við borðum kvöldmat heima, þó að veitingastaðurinn sé opinn.
We eat dinner at home, even though the restaurant is open.
Annars vegar er veitingastaðurinn opinn, hins vegar viljum við frekar borða heima.
On the one hand the restaurant is open; on the other hand we would rather eat at home.
Póstkassinn er við hurðina, en glugginn á svölunum er opinn.
The mailbox is by the door, but the window on the balcony is open.
Ég var með of marga flipa opna, svo tölvan virkaði illa.
I had too many tabs open, so the computer worked badly.
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