〜終わります
finish doing ~
Use this pattern to shape a complete, natural Japanese thought.
Remember it
Connect the meaning to its sound: say “〜終わります” aloud once.
Understand
Build the pattern
Sentence formula
How it works
「〜終わります」 means "finish doing ~". Structure: Verb stem + 終わります. This is a JLPT N4 pattern — the examples below slot different everyday and workplace words into the same structure so you can see how it behaves. Learn the structure, then swap in your own words.
When to use it
Read the example aloud, then replace one detail with something from your own life.
Tone: Polite
A safe choice for everyday conversations, shops, school, and the workplace.
Use
Hear it in real life
Everyday life
Example 1故障を書き終わりました。
こしょう を かきおわりました。
koshou o kakiowarimashita.
I finished writing the breakdown.
Everyday life
Example 2お釣りを書き終わりました。
おつり を かきおわりました。
otsuri o kakiowarimashita.
I finished writing the change (money).
Everyday life
Example 3畳を書き終わりました。
たたみ を かきおわりました。
tatami o kakiowarimashita.
I finished writing the tatami mat.
Everyday life
Example 4紙を書き終わりました。
かみ を かきおわりました。
kami o kakiowarimashita.
I finished writing the paper.
Everyday life
Example 5草を書き終わりました。
くさ を かきおわりました。
kusa o kakiowarimashita.
I finished writing the grass.
Make it yours
Choose one example. Replace one person, place, object, or time with a detail from your life, then say the new sentence aloud.
Recall
Test your memory
Recall practice
Can you say it?
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Read the situation, look away from the answer, and say the Japanese aloud.
Your situation
I finished writing the breakdown.
The answer is hidden. Try to use 〜終わります.
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