Japanese reference
終わる
おわる
to end; be finished
Regular · 32 form tables
Rows describe verb forms and levels of politeness. Honorific and humble forms are labeled separately. Strong commands appear under additional forms.
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Basic
Non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Dictionary form | おわる (owaru)end |
| Polite, masu | おわります (owarimasu)end |
Negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative, nai | おわらない (owaranai)do not end |
| Polite negative | おわりません (owarimasen)do not end |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past, ta | おわった (owatta)ended |
| Polite past | おわりました (owarimashita)ended |
Past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past negative | おわらなかった (owaranakatta)did not end |
| Polite past negative | おわりませんでした (owarimasendeshita)did not end |
Linking
Te form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-form | おわって (owatte)ending (and then) |
| Polite te-form | おわりまして (owarimashite)ending (and then) |
Te iru
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-iru: ongoing action / resulting state | おわっている (owatteiru)be finished |
| Polite te-iru | おわっています (owatteimasu)be finished |
Conditional, ba
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, ba | おわれば (owareba)if you end |
| Rare literary polite conditional | おわりますれば (owarimasureba)if you end (rare and literary). In ordinary polite conversation, use the plain conditional and make the main clause polite |
Conditional, tara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, tara | おわったら (owattara)if you end |
| Polite conditional, tara | おわりましたら (owarimashitara)if you end |
Mood
Potential
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Potential | おわれる (owareru)can end |
| Polite potential | おわれます (owaremasu)can end |
Volitional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Volitional | おわろう (owarou)let's end! |
| Polite volitional | おわりましょう (owarimashou)let's end! |
Desire, tai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Desire, tai | おわりたい (owaritai)want to end |
| Polite desire, tai | おわりたいです (owaritaidesu)want to end |
Voice
Passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Passive | おわられる (owarareru)be affected when someone ends |
| Polite passive | おわられます (owararemasu)be affected when someone ends |
Causative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative | おわらせる (owaraseru)make or let someone end |
| Polite causative | おわらせます (owarasemasu)make or let someone end |
Causative passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative-passive | おわらせられる (owaraserareru)be made to end |
| Polite causative-passive | おわらせられます (owaraseraremasu)be made to end |
Commands
Negative imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative imperative | おわるな (owaruna)do not end! |
| Polite negative request | おわらないでください (owaranaidekudasai)please do not end |
Polite
Polite non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite non-past form | おわります (owarimasu)end |
Polite negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite negative form | おわりません (owarimasen)do not end |
Polite past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past form | おわりました (owarimashita)ended |
Polite past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past negative form | おわりませんでした (owarimasendeshita)did not end |
Requests
Request with kudasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request with kudasai | おわってください (owattekudasai)please end |
Negative request
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request not to act | おわらないでください (owaranaidekudasai)please do not end |
Invitation with mashou
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Invitation with mashou | おわりましょう (owarimashou)let's end! |
Permission
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Permission | おわってもいい (owattemoii)may end |
| Polite permission | おわってもいいです (owattemoiidesu)may end |
Not allowed
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Not allowed | おわってはいけない (owattehaikenai)must not end |
| Polite prohibition | おわってはいけません (owattehaikemasen)must not end |
Instruction with nasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Instruction with nasai | おわりなさい (owarinasai)end (instruction) |
Aspect
Try doing
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Try doing | おわってみる (owattemiru)try to end |
| Polite try doing | おわってみます (owattemimasu)try to end |
Completion or regret
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Completion or regret | おわってしまう (owatteshimau)end completely or regrettably |
| Polite completion or regret | おわってしまいます (owatteshimaimasu)end completely or regrettably |
Preparation
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Preparation | おわっておく (owatteoku)end in advance |
| Polite preparation | おわっておきます (owatteokimasu)end in advance |
Past experience
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past experience | おわったことがある (owattakotogaaru)have the experience of: ended |
| Polite past experience | おわったことがあります (owattakotogaarimasu)have the experience of: ended |
Conditions
Automatic result, to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Automatic result, to | おわると (owaruto)whenever you end |
| Polite automatic result | おわりますと (owarimasuto)whenever you end |
Given that, nara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Given that, nara | おわるなら (owarunara)if you mean to end |
Probability
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Probability | おわるだろう (owarudarou)probably end |
| Polite probability | おわるでしょう (owarudeshou)probably end |
Additional forms
Strong command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Imperative | おわれ (oware)end! |
| Polite request | おわってください (owattekudasai)please end |
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