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Usages of búinn
Það er búið að laga prentarann.
The printer has been fixed.
Hann er búinn núna.
He is finished now.
Ég var næstum búin að gleyma töskunni.
I had almost forgotten the bag.
Ég er búinn að lesa skjalið.
I have finished reading the document.
Hún er búin að elda kvöldmatinn.
She has finished cooking the dinner.
Test yourself: What does búinn mean?
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