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To finish A; A ends
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朝 ご 飯 を 食 べ 終 わ っ た 後 で お 風 呂 に 入 り ま し た 。 
I took a bath after I finished eating breakfast.
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テ レ ビ を 見 終 わ っ た ら 消 し て 下 さ い 。 
After you finish watching the TV, please turn it off.
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彼 が 歌 い 終 わ っ た 後 で 、 お 客 さ ん が 拍 手 を 為 ま し た 
After he finished singing, all the guests clapped.
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此 の 本 を 読 み 終 わ っ た ら 彼 に 上 げ て 下 さ い 。 
If you are finished with the book please give it to him.
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後 少 し で 、 此 の 絵 を 描 き 終 わ り ま す 。 
After just a bit, I will finish painting this picture.
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此 の ペ ン を 使 い 終 わ っ た ら 、 私 に 返 し て ね 。 
After you're done using this pen, give it back to me.
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貴方 は も う 推 薦 図 書 を 読 み 終 え ま し た か 。 
Have you finished the suggested reading?
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其 の 本 を 読 み 終 え た ら 返 し て 下 さ い 。 
Please return the book when you have finished reading it.
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ど う に か 其 の 本 を 読 み 終 え た 。 
I managed to finish the book.
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Construction
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AVerb: Stem
終わる
Basic Examples:
走り終わる (stop running)

Related Expressions
しまう
つづける
はじめる
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KaragAlex
Level: 1
I have a question. In this construct, shouldn't 「～おえる」(transitive) be used instead of 「～おわる」(intransitive)? In the same way that 「～はじめる」 is used for "begin + [verb]-ing" construct instead of 「～はじまる」. Or can 「～おわる」 and 「～おえる」 be used interchangeably?
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13 years ago
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BaronvonBaron
Level: 85
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think in 終わる's case, it refers to the end of the deed instead of the one finishing something. In other words (I think), it's more common to say "the meal ended" instead of "I finished the meal." Come to think of it, I've rarely heard people use 終える. Some other alternatives are: 完了 and 終了.
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13 years ago
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virmaior
Level: 1
終わる is also used as a transitive verb in all Japanese contexts except formal writing... 終える just doesn't get any love.
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13 years ago
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マイコー
Level: 346
Honestly, the only time I hear 終える being used is when there's some lovely (*sarcasm*) direct translation being done in the English classroom from ' finish + verb '.
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13 years ago
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KaragAlex
Level: 1
@BarnovonBaron, @virmaior, @マイコー It seems like another case of an intransitive verb that usually gets translated as a transitive verb (like 分かる). It turns out that the (transitive) 終える is rarely used, which I didn't know. At any rate, if the secondary verb 「終わる」 keeps the original verb's (in)transitivity intact, that's all I need to know.^^ Thank you for clearing that up for me, everybody!
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13 years ago


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