B1 Expression 중립 1분 분량

～を終える

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Finish doing ~

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Phrase in 30 Seconds

Use ～を終える to state that you have completed a specific task or action.

  • Means: To finish, complete, or bring an action to an end.
  • Used in: Professional settings, school projects, or daily chores.
  • Don't confuse: With '終わる' (intransitive), which means 'something ends' on its own.
Task + Effort + Completion = ～を終える

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Use this to say you finished something. Like 'I finished my homework'.
This verb is used when you complete a task. It is the transitive form, meaning you are the one doing the finishing.
B1 learners should distinguish between the intransitive 'owaru' and the transitive 'oeru'. 'Oeru' is essential for reporting work progress or daily chores.
At this level, you should use 'oeru' to describe the culmination of long-term projects. It highlights your agency in bringing complex tasks to a successful conclusion.
The nuance of 'oeru' involves the psychological closure of an event. It is often used in professional contexts to signify the finality of a process.
From a cognitive perspective, 'oeru' maps the completion of a bounded event onto a temporal scale, emphasizing the transition from a state of 'doing' to 'done'.

뜻

Expressing the completion of an action.

🌍

문화적 배경

Completion is highly valued in business.

💡

Transitive check

If you can add 'I' before the verb, use 終える.

💡

Transitive check

If you can add 'I' before the verb, use 終える.

셀프 테스트

Fill in the blank with the correct form.

私は宿題を＿＿＿＿。

✓ 정답! ✗ 아쉬워요. 정답: 終えた

Since I am the agent, use the transitive form.

🎉 점수: /1

시각 학습 자료

연습 문제 은행

2 연습 문제
정답을 골라봐 Fill Blank

✓ 정답! ✗ 아쉬워요. 정답:
Fill in the blank with the correct form. Fill Blank B1

私は宿題を＿＿＿＿。

✓ 정답! ✗ 아쉬워요. 정답: 終えた

Since I am the agent, use the transitive form.

🎉 점수: /2

자주 묻는 질문

1 질문

It is neutral.

관련 표현

🔗

終わる

contrast

To end (intransitive)

어디서 쓸까?

💼

Office Report

Boss: レポートは？

You: 今、終えました。

formal

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기억법

O-E-Ru: 'Oh, Everything is Ready!' (because I finished it).

시각적 연상

Imagine a runner crossing the finish line and throwing their hands up in victory.

Story

Kenji had a mountain of paperwork. He worked all night. At dawn, he put the final stamp on the last page. He sighed, 'Finally, I can finish this.'

In Other Languages

Similar to 'finish' in English or 'terminer' in French.

Word Web

終わる完了済ませる達成終了終わり

챌린지

Write 3 sentences about tasks you finished today.

Review in 1, 3, 7, and 14 days.

발음

강세 Flat

Clear vowels.

격식 수준 스펙트럼

격식체
仕事を終えました。

仕事を終えました。 (Workplace)

중립
仕事を終えた。

仕事を終えた。 (Workplace)

비격식체
仕事、終わらせた。

仕事、終わらせた。 (Workplace)

속어
仕事、終わったわ。

仕事、終わったわ。 (Workplace)

Derived from the classical verb 'ou'.

Edo:

재미있는 사실

It is the transitive partner to 'owaru'.

문화 노트

Completion is highly valued in business.

“仕事を終える。”

대화 시작하기

“

今日、何を終えましたか？

자주 하는 실수

✗

雨を終えた。

✓

雨が終わった。

wrong conjugation
You cannot 'finish' the rain. Use the intransitive form.

L1 Interference

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In Other Languages

Spanish Very Similar

Terminar

Spanish uses 'terminar' for both transitive and intransitive.

French Very Similar

Terminer

French doesn't have the same strict transitive/intransitive split.

German Very Similar

Beenden

German grammar requires specific prefixes.

Japanese self

終える

N/A

Arabic Very Similar

أنهى (Anha)

Root-based morphology.

Chinese Very Similar

完成 (Wánchéng)

Focuses on the result rather than the action.

Korean Very Similar

끝내다 (Kkeutnaeda)

Very similar structure.

Portuguese Very Similar

Terminar

Similar to Spanish.

Spotted in the Real World

🎬

(2023)

“仕事を終える。”

Office scene

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～を終える 대 終わる

Transitive vs Intransitive

If you do it, use 終える.

자주 묻는 질문 (1)

It is neutral.

usage contexts

Learning Path

Prerequisites

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