Kilo Lingo

/teɾmiˈnaɾ/

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Translation

to finish, to end, to complete

Word origin

From Latin terminare ('to limit, to bound, to bring to an end'), from terminus ('boundary, limit, end').

Origin
Latin
Root
terminare
English cognates
terminate, terminal, determine

Grammar

Verb type-ar regular

Conjugation

Regular -ar conjugation. Pronouns: yo, tú, él/ella/ud., nos., vos., ellos/uds..

Indicative

Person PresentPreteriteImperfectFutureConditional
yoterminoterminéterminabaterminaréterminaría
terminasterminasteterminabasterminarásterminarías
él/ella/ud.terminaterminóterminabaterminaráterminaría
nos.terminamosterminamosterminábamosterminaremosterminaríamos
vos.termináisterminasteisterminabaisterminaréisterminaríais
ellos/uds.terminanterminaronterminabanterminaránterminarían

Subjunctive

Person PresentImperfect (-ra)Imperfect (-se)
yotermineterminaraterminase
terminesterminarasterminases
él/ella/ud.termineterminaraterminase
nos.terminemostermináramosterminásemos
vos.terminéisterminaraisterminaseis
ellos/uds.terminenterminaranterminasen

Imperative

Person Affirmative
termina
ud.termine
nosotrosterminemos
vosotrosterminad
uds.terminen

Non-finite

Gerund / present participle
terminando
Past participle
terminado

Examples

.

I have to finish the report by Friday without fail.

¿ ? .

When are they going to finish the roadworks? The noise is terrible.

reves.

The film was going to end well but in the end everything went the opposite way.

.

We finished dinner around ten at night.

, .

If you carry on like that, you will end up exhausted.

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