〜終わる owaru

〜終わる（owaru）means “finish doing; do until the end”. Attach to the masu-stem of a verb to mean 'finish doing it' — the action is carried out all the way to completion. Formation: V（ます形の語幹）＋終わる

finish doing; do until the end

N4

Formation

V（ます形の語幹）＋終わる

Explanation

Attach to the masu-stem of a verb to mean 'finish doing it' — the action is carried out all the way to completion. The opposite (begin) is 〜始める. Use a verb that has a natural endpoint (read, eat, write…).

Examples

この本をやっと読み終わりました。
このほんをやっとよみおわりました。
I finally finished reading this book.
ご飯を食べ終わったら、出かけます。
ごはんをたべおわったら、でかけます。
Once I finish eating, I'll go out.

Note

Opposite of 〜始める (begin doing). Both attach to the masu-stem.

FAQ

〜終わる — what does it mean and how is it used?

finish doing; do until the end. Attach to the masu-stem of a verb to mean 'finish doing it' — the action is carried out all the way to completion. The opposite (begin) is 〜始める. Use a verb that has a natural endpoint (read, eat, write…).

〜終わる — how do you form it?

V（ます形の語幹）＋終わる

〜終わる — any usage notes?

Opposite of 〜始める (begin doing). Both attach to the masu-stem.

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