終(お)わる

Meanings

Meanings are shown in English (JMdict).

1. 1

   Godan verb with ru endingintransitive verb

   to end; to come to an end; to finish; to close; to be over

   野(や)球(きゅう)の試(し)合(あい)は引(ひ)き分(わ)けに終(お)わった。

   • The baseball game ended in a draw.

   Words:野(や)球(きゅう)の試(し)合(あい)は引(ひ)き分(わ)けに終(お)わる

   Verified

   ようやく夜(よる)が明(あ)けて長(なが)い夜(よる)が終(お)わった。

   • Finally dawn broke; the long night had ended.

   Words:ようやく夜(よる)が開(あ)ける長(なが)い終(お)わる

2. 2

   Godan verb with ru endingtransitive verb

   to finish; to complete; to conclude

   彼(かれ)は彼(かれ)らの激(げき)論(ろん)を終(お)わらせようとしたが無(む)駄(だ)だった。

   • He tried in vain to put an end to their heated discussion.

   Words:彼(かれ)は彼(かれ)ら激(げき)論(ろん)を終(お)わるとするが無(む)駄(だ)だ

   Verified
3. 3

   suffixGodan verb with ru ending

   to finish doing

   Note: after the -masu stem of a verb

   彼(かれ)は食(た)べ終(お)わるとすぐに、再(ふたた)び歩(ある)き始(はじ)めた。

   • As soon as he finished eating, he began to walk again.

   Words:彼(かれ)は食(た)べる終(お)わるとすぐに再(ふたた)び歩(ある)く始(はじ)める

   Verified
4. 4

   Godan verb with ru endingintransitive verb

   to be past its (one's) prime

   colloquial

   Note: as 終(お)わって(い)る or 終(お)わった

   あの歌(か)手(しゅ)はもう終(お)わっている。

   • That singer is past his prime.

   Words:歌(か)手(しゅ)終(お)わる

   Verified
5. 5

   to be awful; to be terrible; to suck; to be hopeless

   colloquial

   Note: as 終(お)わって(い)る

   この部屋(へや)の汚(きたな)さは終(お)わってる。

   • The mess in this room is hopeless.

   Words:部屋(へや)汚(きたな)い終(お)わる

   Verified

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