終る
おわる
to finish, to close
Owaru (終る) is a godan verb meaning "to finish, to close". Its polite form is 終ります (owarimasu), its te form is 終って (owatte), its past form is 終った (owatta), and its negative form is 終らない (owaranai).
Godan verbJLPT N5
Owaru (終る) conjugation quick reference
終る means "to finish, to close". Its main forms are listed below, with links to the grammar pattern behind each form.
Owaru example sentences
テストが終わります。
The test will finish.
学校は三時に終わりました。
School ended at 3 o’clock.
まだ終わりません。
It’s not finished yet.
How to use Owaru: grammar notes
•Use を with 終る to mark what is being finished — for example, 宿題を終る means "to finish homework."
•Be careful not to confuse 終る (to finish something) with 終わる, which can also mean "to end" but is often used when something ends by itself, like 映画が終わる (the movie ends).
•When talking about finishing something at a place, you can add で, like 学校で仕事を終る (finish work at school).
•JLPT N5 level
Common phrases with Owaru
授業が終わる（じゅぎょうがおわる）
The class ends / Class is over
仕事を終わる（しごとをおわる）
Finish work
映画が終わった（えいががおわった）
The movie ended
Owaru (終る) conjugation table
| Form | Japanese | Romaji |
|---|---|---|
| Basic Forms | ||
| Dictionary Form | 終る | owaru |
| Masu Form | 終ります | owarimasu |
| Te Form | 終って | owatte |
| Past Form | 終った | owatta |
| Negative Form | 終らない | owaranai |
| Past Negative | 終らなかった | owaranakatta |
| Polite Forms | ||
| Polite Present | 終ります | owarimasu |
| Polite Past | 終りました | owarimashita |
| Polite Negative | 終りません | owarimasen |
| Polite Past Negative | 終りませんでした | owarimasendeshita |
| Advanced Forms | ||
| Potential Form | 終れる | owareru |
| Passive Form | 終られる | owarareru |
| Causative Form | 終らせる | owaraseru |
| Causative Passive | 終らされる | owarasareru |
| Volitional Form | 終ろう | owarou |
| Imperative Form | 終れ | oware |
| Conditional Forms | ||
| Conditional (ば) | 終れば | owareba |
| Conditional (たら) | 終ったら | owattara |
| Other Forms | ||
| Progressive Form | 終っている | owatteiru |
| Desire (たい) | 終りたい | owaritai |
| Prohibition | 終るな | owaruna |