利(り)口(こう)な() rikouna学(がく)生(せい) gakusei達(たち) tachiは wa早(はや)く() hayakuテスト tesutoを o終(お)え()た() oeta。 The clever students finished the test early. Literal Clever students [topic-は] early test [object-を] finished. 利口な学生達 (clever students) + 早く (early) + テストを終えた (finished the test). 終える is the transitive 'to finish' — the students actively completed it. schooleducation
利(り)口(こう)な() rikouna学(がく)生(せい) gakusei達(たち) tachiは wa早(はや)く() hayakuテスト tesutoを o終(お)え()た() oeta。 The clever students finished the test early. Literal Clever students [topic-は] early test [object-を] finished. 利口な学生達 (clever students) + 早く (early) + テストを終えた (finished the test). 終える is the transitive 'to finish' — the students actively completed it. schooleducation