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Grammar: Time and Sequence » 〜終わる

Attach 終(お)わる to a verb stem to mark the end of an action.

Usage Notes

The tense belongs to 終わる: nonpast means the action will finish, while past means it has finished. It most often follows transitive action verbs but can also follow intransitive verbs.

Further Reading

Related Grammar

  • Managing to complete an action with 〜終える
    • Used when effort is required to complete an actions.
  • Starting something with 〜出す

Examples

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Drinking completely with 〜終わる

Grammar Explanation: Completing an action with 〜終わる (Future entry)

Learn the meaning and usage of the grammar 〜終わる in Japanese, with examples from manga.
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Chino explains the steps to perform coffee fortune telling.

チノ:
「おじいちゃんのカフェ・ド・マンシーは当(あ)たりすぎて怖(こわ)いと有名(ゆうめい)でした」
“Grandpa's Café de Mancy was famous for predictions so accurate they were scary.”
「飲(の)み終(お)わった後(あと)に残(のこ)ったコーヒーの模様(もよう)で占(うらな)うんです」
“After you've finished drinking it, we tell fortunes from the patterns left in the coffee.”

Supplemental Examples

Try finding this grammar in the following examples:
Too accurate fortunes with 〜すぎる
Grammar » Too much with 〜すぎる
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