〜終える (〜おえる): This means you finish doing something. It shows an action is fully done.

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〜終える

This means you finish doing something. It shows an action is fully done.

N4 KMT3NeutralStandardVerb ConstructionMixedCompleting An Action Compound VerbsGrammar

Verb [stem] + 終えるPrimary

This means you finish doing something. It shows an action is fully done.

昨日、この本を読み終えました。

I finished reading this book yesterday.

PolitePastAffirmativeSentence EndingDeclarativeLiterature Daily Life

今日中にこのレポートを書き終えることはできないだろう。

I probably won't be able to finish writing this report by today.

NeutralNon PastNegativeSentence EndingConjecturalWork & Career Education

ご飯を食べ終えたら、お皿を洗ってください。

When you've finished eating your meal, please wash the dishes.

PoliteNon PastAffirmativeMid SentenceRequestDaily Life Food & Dining

マラソンを走り終えた選手たちは、疲れ切っていた。

The runners who had finished running the marathon were completely exhausted.

NeutralPastAffirmativePrenominalDeclarativeSports & Martial Arts

研究チームは、ついに全てのデータを分析し終えた。

The research team finally finished analyzing all the data.

FormalPastAffirmativeSentence EndingDeclarativeScience & Math Work & Career

Imagine 〜終える is like using fancy stationery. 〜終わる is like using a regular pen. Both write, but one feels a bit more special or official.

This is different from 〜きる. Both mean to finish something. But 〜終える just means an action stops. 〜きる means you finish something completely. It often shows you used all your effort.

Don't use this when the action happens very fast. For example, you can't "finish dying" or "finish arriving".

Often confused with(2)

〜きる

This means you do something all the way. You finish it completely. It can also mean you do something with strong feeling.

〜上げる

Indicates the completion of an action, often with a sense of accomplishment and bringing the result to a finished, presentable state.

Contrasts with(2)

〜きる

This means you do something all the way. You finish it completely. It can also mean you do something with strong feeling.

〜上げる

Indicates the completion of an action, often with a sense of accomplishment and bringing the result to a finished, presentable state.

Verb stem form

This is a special form of a verb. You use it to join verbs together. You can also use it to make a noun from a verb.

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Dictionary

〜終える

This means you finish doing something. It shows an action is fully done.

N4 KMT3NeutralStandardVerb ConstructionMixedCompleting An Action Compound VerbsGrammar

Verb [stem] + 終えるPrimary

This means you finish doing something. It shows an action is fully done.

昨日、この本を読み終えました。

I finished reading this book yesterday.

PolitePastAffirmativeSentence EndingDeclarativeLiterature Daily Life

今日中にこのレポートを書き終えることはできないだろう。

I probably won't be able to finish writing this report by today.

NeutralNon PastNegativeSentence EndingConjecturalWork & Career Education

ご飯を食べ終えたら、お皿を洗ってください。

When you've finished eating your meal, please wash the dishes.

PoliteNon PastAffirmativeMid SentenceRequestDaily Life Food & Dining

マラソンを走り終えた選手たちは、疲れ切っていた。

The runners who had finished running the marathon were completely exhausted.

NeutralPastAffirmativePrenominalDeclarativeSports & Martial Arts

研究チームは、ついに全てのデータを分析し終えた。

The research team finally finished analyzing all the data.

FormalPastAffirmativeSentence EndingDeclarativeScience & Math Work & Career

Imagine 〜終える is like using fancy stationery. 〜終わる is like using a regular pen. Both write, but one feels a bit more special or official.

This is different from 〜きる. Both mean to finish something. But 〜終える just means an action stops. 〜きる means you finish something completely. It often shows you used all your effort.

Don't use this when the action happens very fast. For example, you can't "finish dying" or "finish arriving".

Often confused with(2)

〜きる

This means you do something all the way. You finish it completely. It can also mean you do something with strong feeling.

〜上げる

Indicates the completion of an action, often with a sense of accomplishment and bringing the result to a finished, presentable state.

Contrasts with(2)

〜きる

This means you do something all the way. You finish it completely. It can also mean you do something with strong feeling.

〜上げる

Indicates the completion of an action, often with a sense of accomplishment and bringing the result to a finished, presentable state.

Verb stem form

This is a special form of a verb. You use it to join verbs together. You can also use it to make a noun from a verb.

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〜終える

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〜終える

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