終える · ichidan verb
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 終える | 終えない |
| Polite | 終えます | 終えません |
| Past polite | 終えました | 終えませんでした |
| Past | 終えた | 終えなかった |
| Te-form | 終えて | 終えないで |
| Desire | 終えたい | 終えたくない |
| Potential | 終えられるalso 終えれる | 終えられないalso 終えれない |
| Passive | 終えられる | 終えられない |
| Causative | 終えさせる | 終えさせない |
| Causative passive | 終えさせられる | 終えさせられない |
| Volitional | 終えよう | |
| Polite volitional | 終えましょう | |
| Imperative | 終えろ | 終えるな |
| Conditional | 終えれば | 終えなければ |
| Tara conditional | 終えたら | 終えなかったら |
ichidan verb, transitive verb, auxiliary verb
Only when written 終える / 了える
Transitive verb for bringing something to an end. Also used as an auxiliary verb after the continuative form of another verb to mean 'finish doing'.
He finished work and went home.
You can go play once you finish doing your homework.
ichidan verb, transitive verb
graduate; finish school
Used specifically for completing a course of study or graduating from an institution. Often appears as 学業を終える or 大学を終える.
He got a job right after graduating from university.
He finished today's work and went home.
She successfully completed her schooling and became a working adult.
He finished university and found a job right away.
仕上げる stresses finishing a task to completion with care or polish, whereas 終える simply marks the act of stopping/completing without that nuance.
修了する specifically means completing a set course or training program, while 終える is a broader verb that can also describe finishing general tasks.
完了する is a formal, often business or technical term for a process reaching completion, while 終える is a more general, everyday verb.
終える is the general verb for finishing anything, while 打ち上げる specifically means bringing an event's run, performance series, or tournament to its close.
終える is a neutral verb for finishing something, while 済ます often adds a nuance of relief or bringing a matter to a proper close.
終える simply means to finish something to completion, whereas 切り上げる specifically means to stop early before the planned end.
finish saying; say all of
finish eating