終(お)える

おえる
verb (ichidan)
to finish, to complete
1. to finish, to complete
To bring something to an end (transitive).
仕事(しごと)を終(お)えた。
I finished work.
食事(しょくじ)を終(お)える。
To finish a meal.
読(よ)み終(お)えた。
I finished reading.
準備(じゅんび)を終(お)えて出発(しゅっぱつ)した。
I finished preparations and set off.
全(すべ)てのレポートを書(か)き終(お)えるまで帰(かえ)れない。
I can't go home until I finish writing all the reports.

終(お)える is transitive (takes an object).

TRANSITIVITY:

  • 終(お)える (transitive): to finish (something)
  • 終(お)わる (intransitive): to end

PATTERN:

  • Verb stem + 終(お)える: to finish doing
  • 読(よ)み終(お)える: to finish reading
  • 食(た)べ終(お)える: to finish eating

SIMILAR:

  • 済(す)ませる: to finish, get done with
core
Added 2026.1.9 21:33 · Revised 2026.2.21 13:07
02000/02019_oeru