おわる

To finish, To end

荷物にもつは全部ぜんぶ届とどけ終おわりました。

I have finished delivering all the packages.

Explanation

「おわる」 after the stem of a verb means 'finish doing', the opposite of 「はじめる」. 「食べおわる」 (finish eating), 「書きおわる」 (finish writing), 「読みおわる」 (finish reading).

The verb before it is usually something a person does on purpose and that takes some time.

Mixed up with

「～おわる」 only says the action is done from start to end. 「～きる」 means using up or doing it completely, with nothing left: 「使いきる」 (use up), 「走りきる」 (run the whole distance).

With natural events it is usually not used. Say 「雨がやんだ」 (the rain stopped), not 「×雨が降りおわった」.

Examples

３時じごろに作つくりおわる。
I will finish making it around three o'clock.
あの人ひとはいつも朝あさご飯はんを食たべおわるまでに１時間じかんもかかる。
It always takes that person a whole hour to finish eating breakfast.
２時間じかんもかかったけど、食たべおわりました。
It took two hours but I finished eating.
この車くるまのローンは明日あした払はらい終おわる。
I will finish paying the loan for this car tomorrow.
ご飯はんを食たべ終おわるまで、デザートは禁止きんしだ。
You're not allowed to have dessert until you finish eating your food.
そのコーヒー、まだ飲のみ終おわってないの？
Haven't you finished drinking that coffee yet?
長ながいレポートでしたが、今日きょうやっと読よみ終おわりました！
It was a long report, but today I finally finished reading it!
この番組ばんぐみは見みおわった。
I finished watching this program.
走はしりおわったのは何時なんじぐらいでしたか？
Around what time did you finish running?
宿題しゅくだいを直なおしおわった人ひとは教おしえてください。
Those who have finished correcting their homework, let me know.
テレビを見みるのは食たべおわってから。
You may watch TV after having finished eating.
何なにになりたいかの文章ぶんしょうを書かき終おわりましたか。
Did you finish writing about what you want to be in the future?
図書館としょかんから借かりた本ほんは読よみおわった？
Did you finish reading the book that you borrowed from the library?
先生せんせいが話はなしおわるまで、よく聞きいてください。
Until the teacher has finished speaking, please listen well.
先生せんせいが説明せつめいしおわったから、先生せんせいに質問しつもんをした。
Because the teacher finished explaining, I asked the teacher a question.
今日きょう覚おぼえなくてはならない漢字かんじを覚おぼえおわるまで部屋へやから出でないで。
Don't come out of your room today until you finish memorizing the kanji that you have to memorize.

Explanation

The verb before it is usually something a person does on purpose and that takes some time.

Mixed up with

With natural events it is usually not used. Say 「雨がやんだ」 (the rain stopped), not 「×雨が降りおわった」.

Examples

３時じごろに作つくりおわる。
I will finish making it around three o'clock.
あの人ひとはいつも朝あさご飯はんを食たべおわるまでに１時間じかんもかかる。
It always takes that person a whole hour to finish eating breakfast.
２時間じかんもかかったけど、食たべおわりました。
It took two hours but I finished eating.
この車くるまのローンは明日あした払はらい終おわる。
I will finish paying the loan for this car tomorrow.
ご飯はんを食たべ終おわるまで、デザートは禁止きんしだ。
You're not allowed to have dessert until you finish eating your food.
そのコーヒー、まだ飲のみ終おわってないの？
Haven't you finished drinking that coffee yet?
長ながいレポートでしたが、今日きょうやっと読よみ終おわりました！
It was a long report, but today I finally finished reading it!
この番組ばんぐみは見みおわった。
I finished watching this program.
走はしりおわったのは何時なんじぐらいでしたか？
Around what time did you finish running?
宿題しゅくだいを直なおしおわった人ひとは教おしえてください。
Those who have finished correcting their homework, let me know.
テレビを見みるのは食たべおわってから。
You may watch TV after having finished eating.
何なにになりたいかの文章ぶんしょうを書かき終おわりましたか。
Did you finish writing about what you want to be in the future?
図書館としょかんから借かりた本ほんは読よみおわった？
Did you finish reading the book that you borrowed from the library?
先生せんせいが話はなしおわるまで、よく聞きいてください。
Until the teacher has finished speaking, please listen well.
先生せんせいが説明せつめいしおわったから、先生せんせいに質問しつもんをした。
Because the teacher finished explaining, I asked the teacher a question.
今日きょう覚おぼえなくてはならない漢字かんじを覚おぼえおわるまで部屋へやから出でないで。
Don't come out of your room today until you finish memorizing the kanji that you have to memorize.