terminar

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Etymology

Borrowed from Latin terminō, termināre.

Pronunciation
  • (Balearic) IPA(key): /təɾ.miˈna/
  • (Central) IPA(key): /tər.miˈna/
  • (Valencian) IPA(key): /teɾ.miˈnaɾ/
  • Rhymes: -a(ɾ)

Verb

terminar (first-person singular present termino, past participle terminat)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) to finish, to end
    Synonyms: acabar, cessar, finalitzar, finir

Conjugation
Conjugation of terminar (first conjugation)
infinitive terminar
present participle terminant
past participle masculine feminine
singular terminat terminada
plural terminats terminades
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu ell/ella
vostè		 nosaltres
nós		 vosaltres
vós		 ells/elles
vostès
present termino termines termina terminem termineu terminen
imperfect terminava terminaves terminava terminàvem terminàveu terminaven
future terminaré terminaràs terminarà terminarem terminareu terminaran
preterite terminí terminares terminà terminàrem terminàreu terminaren
conditional terminaria terminaries terminaria terminaríem terminaríeu terminarien
subjunctive jo tu ell/ella
vostè		 nosaltres
nós		 vosaltres
vós		 ells/elles
vostès
present termini terminis termini terminem termineu terminin
imperfect terminés terminessis terminés terminéssim terminéssiu terminessin
imperative — tu vostè nosaltres vosaltres
vós		 vostès
— termina termini terminem termineu terminin

Further reading

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin termināre (“to limit; to finish”).

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /teʁ.miˈna(ʁ)/ [teɦ.miˈna(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /teɾ.miˈna(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /teʁ.miˈna(ʁ)/ [teʁ.miˈna(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /teɻ.miˈna(ɻ)/

  • Hyphenation: ter‧mi‧nar

Verb

terminar (first-person singular present termino, first-person singular preterite terminei, past participle terminado)

  1. (transitive) to finish; to complete (to reach the end of an activity)
    Demorou horas para terminarmos a construção. ― It took hours for us to finish the building.
    Synonyms: completar, finalizar, acabar
  2. (intransitive) to finish; to end (to be over)
    O filme já terminou. ― The film has ended.
    Synonyms: acabar, concluir-se
  3. (auxiliary with de and a verb in the impersonal infinitive) to finish doing something
    O bolo já terminou de assar? ― Has the cake finished baking?
    Synonym: acabar de
  4. (intransitive, or transitive with com) to break up (with) (to end a romantic relationship)
    Terminarei com a Maria hoje mesmo. ― I’ll break up with Mary today.
    O João e a Ana terminaram. ― John and Ann broke up.
  5. (transitive) to form the end or conclusion of; to conclude
    Uma barreira terminava o caminho. ― A barrier was at the end of the path.
    A morte das personagens principais terminou a história. ― The death of the main characters concluded the story.
    Synonym: concluir
  6. (transitive with em or com or por) to end in (to have as its end or conclusion)
    Muitas palavras terminam no sufixo -ação. ― Many words end with the suffix -ation.
  7. (transitive with em) to end in (to have as its consequence)
    Os protestos terminaram no início da guerra civil. ― The protests ended up starting the civil war.
    Synonyms: resultar em, acabar em
  8. (transitive with com) to end with; to destroy; to bring to an end
    O fim da relação terminou com a minha felicidade. ― The break-up destroyed my happiness.
    Synonyms: acabar com, destruir, arruinar
  9. (auxiliary with por and a verb in the impersonal infinitive) to end up (to eventually do something)
    Os soldados terminaram por invadir a cidade. ― The soldiers ended up invading the city.
    Synonym: acabar
  10. (transitive) to limit; to bound (to form the boundaries of)
    Construí um muro para terminar meu terreno. ― I built a wall to limit my land.
    Synonyms: delimitar, demarcar
  11. inflection of terminar:
    1. first/third-person singular future subjunctive
    2. first/third-person singular personal infinitive

Conjugation
    Conjugation of terminar (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)
Singular Plural
First-person
(eu)		 Second-person
(tu)		 Third-person
(ele / ela / você)		 First-person
(nós)		 Second-person
(vós)		 Third-person
(eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal terminar
Personal terminar terminares terminar terminarmos terminardes terminarem
Gerund
terminando
Past participle
Masculine terminado terminados
Feminine terminada terminadas
Indicative
Present termino terminas termina terminamos terminais terminam
Imperfect terminava terminavas terminava terminávamos termináveis terminavam
Preterite terminei terminaste terminou terminamos1, terminámos2 terminastes terminaram
Pluperfect terminara terminaras terminara termináramos termináreis terminaram
Future terminarei terminarás terminará terminaremos terminareis terminarão
Conditional
terminaria terminarias terminaria terminaríamos terminaríeis terminariam
Subjunctive
Present termine termines termine terminemos termineis terminem
Imperfect terminasse terminasses terminasse terminássemos terminásseis terminassem
Future terminar terminares terminar terminarmos terminardes terminarem
Imperative
Affirmative termina termine terminemos terminai terminem
Negative (não) não termines não termine não terminemos não termineis não terminem

1Brazil.
2Portugal.

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:terminar.

Further reading

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin termināre.[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /teɾmiˈnaɾ/ [t̪eɾ.miˈnaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: ter‧mi‧nar

Verb

terminar (first-person singular present termino, first-person singular preterite terminé, past participle terminado)

  1. to finish, to end, to terminate, to be over, to wrap up, to finish up, to finish off, to finish out, to complete, to conclude
    Synonyms: acabar, cesar, finalizar
  2. to end up, to wind up, to turn out
  3. to break up, to be done, to be through, to be over (a relationship - doesn't have to be romantic)
    Si haces eso, ¡hemos terminados! ¡No volvería a hablar contigo nunca más!
    If you do that, we are through! I would never speak to you again!
    Synonym: romper
  4. to end up with (+ con)
  5. to put an end to, to be done with (+ con) (in the perfect tense)
    Synonyms: poner fin a, acabar con

Conjugation
    Conjugation of terminar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive terminar
gerund terminando
past participle masculine feminine
singular terminado terminada
plural terminados terminadas
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
indicative yo tú
vos		 él/ella/ello
usted		 nosotros
nosotras		 vosotros
vosotras		 ellos/ellas
ustedes
present termino terminastú
terminásvos		 termina terminamos termináis terminan
imperfect terminaba terminabas terminaba terminábamos terminabais terminaban
preterite terminé terminaste terminó terminamos terminasteis terminaron
future terminaré terminarás terminará terminaremos terminaréis terminarán
conditional terminaría terminarías terminaría terminaríamos terminaríais terminarían
subjunctive yo tú
vos		 él/ella/ello
usted		 nosotros
nosotras		 vosotros
vosotras		 ellos/ellas
ustedes
present termine terminestú
terminésvos2		 termine terminemos terminéis terminen
imperfect
(ra)		 terminara terminaras terminara termináramos terminarais terminaran
imperfect
(se)		 terminase terminases terminase terminásemos terminaseis terminasen
future1 terminare terminares terminare termináremos terminareis terminaren
imperative — tú
vos		 usted nosotros
nosotras		 vosotros
vosotras		 ustedes
affirmative terminatú
terminávos		 termine terminemos terminad terminen
negative no termines no termine no terminemos no terminéis no terminen

1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of terminar

These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
with infinitive terminar
dative terminarme terminarte terminarle, terminarse terminarnos terminaros terminarles, terminarse
accusative terminarme terminarte terminarlo, terminarla, terminarse terminarnos terminaros terminarlos, terminarlas, terminarse
with gerund terminando
dative terminándome terminándote terminándole, terminándose terminándonos terminándoos terminándoles, terminándose
accusative terminándome terminándote terminándolo, terminándola, terminándose terminándonos terminándoos terminándolos, terminándolas, terminándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative termina
dative termíname termínate termínale termínanos not used termínales
accusative termíname termínate termínalo, termínala termínanos not used termínalos, termínalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative terminá
dative terminame terminate terminale terminanos not used terminales
accusative terminame terminate terminalo, terminala terminanos not used terminalos, terminalas
with formal second-person singular imperative termine
dative termíneme not used termínele, termínese termínenos not used termíneles
accusative termíneme not used termínelo, termínela, termínese termínenos not used termínelos, termínelas
with first-person plural imperative terminemos
dative not used terminémoste terminémosle terminémonos terminémoos terminémosles
accusative not used terminémoste terminémoslo, terminémosla terminémonos terminémoos terminémoslos, terminémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative terminad
dative terminadme not used terminadle terminadnos terminaos terminadles
accusative terminadme not used terminadlo, terminadla terminadnos terminaos terminadlos, terminadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative terminen
dative termínenme not used termínenle termínennos not used termínenles, termínense
accusative termínenme not used termínenlo, termínenla termínennos not used termínenlos, termínenlas, termínense

Derived terms
  • terminar por hoy (“to call it a day”)
  • terminar la noche (“to call it a night”)

References
  1. Joan Coromines; José A. Pascual (1983), “término”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), volume V (Ri–X), Madrid: Gredos, →ISBN, page 471

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