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Jamaican Patois · Grammar words

Done

Completed action marker (have already); finished

Say itDUN

JLU spelling
don
Also written
Dun

What “Done” means

Done before a verb marks a completed action: "mi done eat" means "I've finished eating". After a noun it means finished ("di food done"). It often pairs with "aready", and "did done" works like "had already".

Examples

Mi done eat

I have finished eating

Di bus done lef aready

The bus has already left

Mi did done cook when dem reach

I had already cooked when they arrived

How to use it

Everyday. "Yuh done know" (you already know) comes from the same word.