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Verb[ます]+ 終わる
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About おわる
To express that actions are beginning, or ending in Japanese, the verbs 始める (to commence), or 終わる (to end) will need to be used. In this lesson, we will focus on actions that are 'ending'.
To say that (A) is ending/finishing, we will need to attach おわる to the ます stem of almost any verb. Whether you use the hiragana form, or the kanji form does not matter, as there will be no change in nuance.
To say that (A) is ending/finishing, we will need to attach おわる to the ます stem of almost any verb. Whether you use the hiragana form, or the kanji form does not matter, as there will be no change in nuance.
- 荷物は全部届け終わりました。I have finished delivering all the packages.
- この車のローンは明日払い終わる。I will finish paying the loan for this car tomorrow.
- 学生生活は明日で終わります。My student life will end tomorrow. (Will finish)
- ん、で終わる言葉を使って負けた。I used a word ending with ん, and lost. (Is finishing)
- 戦争は20年前に終わった。The war ended 20 years ago. (Has finished)
Caution
Unlike はじめる, which uses the transitive form, 終わる uses the intransitive form of its transitive/intransitive pair. This is due to most actions in Japanese being considered to be things that 'come to an end' naturally (intransitive), rather than forcefully (transitive). However, there are exceptions to this, and 終える (the transitive version) may also be seen used as an auxiliary to other verbs.Synonyms
込む ②
Remain, To do thoroughly, Deeply, Intensely
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てしまう・ちゃう
To do something by accident, To finish completely・totally, Unfortunately
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上がる・上げる
Something is finished, To finish something, Something has come to an end, To do something completely, To do something through
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切る
To do something completely to the end, Utterly, Resolutely
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Examples
2時間もかかったけど、食べ終わりました。
It took two hours but I finished eating.
3時ごろに作り終わる。
I will finish making it around three o'clock.
この番組は見終わった。
I finished watching this program.
走り終わったのは何時ぐらいでしたか?
Around what time did you finish running?
宿題を直し終わった人は教えてください。
Those who have finished fixing the homework, let me know.
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おわる – Grammar Discussion
Most Recent Replies (16 in total)
IcyIceBear
About 1 month ago
When the finished action is in the past
First sentence isn’t
「…漢字を覚え終わるまで…」
"until you finish memorizing the kanji "
as in, it hasn’t happened yet, but when it does, only then can you leave the room#2 in the past
"Because the teacher finished explaining, I asked him/her a question. "
Couldn’t ask while they were still explaining that would be rude😚 event could’ve happened 10 minutes ago or the other day either way, not futureMeatdog
About 1 month ago
Thank you for answer! I’m glad my question was a true question and not found in another section this time
IcyIceBear
About 1 month ago
Hahaha all your questions are true questions just some answers are found in a different place
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