～終(お)わる

おわる
suffix
to finish ~ing
1. to finish ~ing; to complete doing ~
Attaches to the masu-stem of a verb to indicate that the action has been completed in its entirety. Emphasizes that the process reached its endpoint.
やっと読(よ)み終(お)わった。
I finally finished reading it.
宿題(しゅくだい)を書(か)き終(お)わるまで遊(あそ)べない。
I can't play until I finish writing my homework.
全員(ぜんいん)が食(た)べ終(お)わったら、片(かた)づけを始(はじ)めましょう。
Once everyone has finished eating, let's start cleaning up.

FORMATION:

Attaches to the masu-stem (連用形(れんようけい)) of verbs:

  • 読(よ)む → 読(よ)み + 終(お)わる → 読(よ)み終(お)わる
  • 食(た)べる → 食(た)べ + 終(お)わる → 食(た)べ終(お)わる
  • する → し + 終(お)わる → し終(お)わる

The compound conjugates as a godan verb (終(お)わる).

CONTRAST:

  • ～終(お)わる vs. ～終(お)える: ～終(お)える is transitive (the subject deliberately completes an action), while ～終(お)わる is intransitive (the action comes to completion). 読(よ)み終(お)えた emphasizes the reader's agency; 読(よ)み終(お)わった simply states that the reading is done.
  • ～終(お)わる vs. ～上(あ)がる: ～上(あ)がる indicates completion with a nuance of something being finished and ready (出来(でき)上(あ)がる, to be completed/finished).

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 読(よ)み終(お)わる (finish reading)
  • 食(た)べ終(お)わる (finish eating)
  • 書(か)き終(お)わる (finish writing)
  • 使(つか)い終(お)わる (finish using)
general
Added 2026.3.21 19:51 · Revised 2026.4.10 16:12
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