Reibun

~終える (finish X-ing)

grammar

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The compound auxiliary ~終える attached to a verb's masu-stem to mean 'finish doing X.' Productive: 読み終える ('finish reading'), 書き終える ('finish writing'), 食べ終える ('finish eating'), 話し終える ('finish talking'). The related ~終わる has nearly identical meaning but a more intransitive feel; ~終える emphasizes deliberate completion.

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