terminar

/teɾmiˈnaɾ/

verb A1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: core. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present (yo)
termino
preterite (yo)
terminé
past participle
terminado

Meaning

  1. to finish

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Punctual Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: punctual. Transitivity: transitive.

Similar words

finalizar

finalizar and terminar are close synonyms for "to finish, end"; terminar is the more common, everyday word.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

terminar

terminar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to finish."

Practice

1 What does terminar mean?

2 Fill the gap: ___ el trabajo a las seis.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches terminar?

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