ISORI

〜終(お)わる

JLPT N4:

finish doing

Says an action is finished: "finish doing".

How to form it

  • Start from the ます form and replace ます with 終(お)わる: 読(よ)みます becomes 読(よ)み終(お)わる.
  • 終(お)わる is a godan verb: 読(よ)み終(お)わりました.
  • 終(お)える works the same way and sounds more formal: 読(よ)み終(お)える.

Examples

宿題(しゅくだい)を書(か)き終(お)わりました。

I've finished writing my homework.

その本(ほん)はもう読(よ)み終(お)わった。

I've already finished that book.

Notes

  • It goes with actions that have a natural end, like reading a book or eating a meal.

Common mistakes

  • Using the dictionary form. Say 読(よ)み終(お)わる, not 読(よ)む終(お)わる.

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