終えます（おえます、oemasu）
- to finish (transitive)
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終えます (おえます, romaji: oemasu) means "to finish (transitive)" in Japanese. It is a N1 Low-level Verb (group 2) word.
| Meaning: | to finish (transitive) |
| Level: | N1 Low |
| Lexical Category: | Verb (group 2) (下一段動詞) |
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Verb Conjugation
Basic Conjugation
Romaji：oemasu
Hiragana：おえます
Polite-form (ます形) | おえます終えます。finish (transitive). |
Dict-form (辞書形) | 終えるfinish (transitive) |
Connect-form (て形) | 終えて + <Verb> |
Not-form (ない形) | 終えないnot finish (transitive) |
Advanced Conjugation
Past-form (た形) | 終えたfinish (transitive))ed |
Terminal-form (終止形) | 終える。finish (transitive). |
If-form (仮定形) | 終えればif finish (transitive) |
Let's-form (意志形) | 終えよう !let's finish (transitive) |
Command-form (命令形) | 終えろ !finish (transitive) ! |
AI Explanation
The Japanese verb 終えます, read as おえます, means "to finish," "to complete," or "to end." It implies bringing something to a conclusion or reaching the end of a task, activity, or process. This verb is versatile and can be used in various contexts, from finishing a meal to completing a project. It is a transitive verb, meaning it typically takes a direct object. Its core meaning revolves around the idea of completion and the state of having reached the end. 終えます is the polite, -ます form of the verb.
⚫︎宿題を終えます。 Translation: I will finish my homework. ⚫︎仕事はもう終えました。 Translation: I have already finished the work. ⚫︎食事を終えます前に、手を洗ってください。 Translation: Please wash your hands before finishing your meal.
⚫︎終えます is used in formal and polite situations. ⚫︎It's important to understand what is being completed or finished. The object of the action (what is being finished) will come before 終えます, often marked by the particle を. ⚫︎The verb conjugates, for example, 終えます (present/future, polite), 終えました (past, polite), 終えない (present/future negative), etc. ⚫︎You'd use 終えます when talking about finishing tasks, ending activities, or concluding a period.
⚫︎The verb is typically written as 終えます in Japanese. ⚫︎The verb utilizes the kanji 終 (しゅう - end, finish) and the hiragana えます. ⚫︎The okurigana (the suffix hiragana) is えます. ⚫︎The verb conjugates, changing the hiragana ending, such as 終えます (to finish, present polite), 終える (to finish, plain form).
⚫︎終わります (おわります) - to end; this is often used, but it's more general and can be intransitive (not taking a direct object). ⚫︎済ませます (すませます) - to finish, to get done (often implying efficiently or quickly) ⚫︎完了します (かんりょうします) - to complete (more formal) ⚫︎終了します (しゅうりょうします) - to conclude; to finish (formal, often used for official endings) ⚫︎済ます (すます) - to finish (more casual)
⚫︎始めます (はじめます) - to begin; to start. ⚫︎開始します (かいしします) - to start; to commence (formal). ⚫︎続けます (つづけます) - to continue.
今日の会議は、午後5時に終えます。 ・Translation: We will finish today's meeting at 5 p.m. ・Explanation: This sentence describes the time the meeting will conclude using the polite form of 終える.
レポートを終えたら、先生に提出してください。 ・Translation: Please submit the report to the teacher when you finish it. ・Explanation: This sentence uses the plain form, 終えたら (after finishing), to tell the action of submitting the report.
The kanji 終 itself conveys the meaning of "end" or "finish". It's a combination of the radical components that contribute to its meaning. The verb form 終えます stems from the kanji meaning of "end", thus it becomes the verb form "to end" or "to finish".