Today’s Spanish word of the day is “terminar”.
It’s a verb meaning “to end”, “to finish” or “to break up with” (in the context of a relationship).
As you might have guessed, it’s related to the English word “terminate”. Both come from Latin terminare, meaning “to conclude” or “to mark the boundaries of”.
“Terminar” is a regular verb that has the same conjugation pattern as other regular -ar verbs.
Example sentences
Tenemos que terminar la reunión en diez minutos.
We need to finish the meeting in ten minutes.
Por favor, avísame cuando termines.
Please let me know when you finish.
¿Por qué nunca terminas lo que empiezas?
Why do you never finish what you start?
No terminemos la conversación aquí; sigamos mañana.
Let’s not finish the conversation here; let’s continue tomorrow.
Me gustaría saber cuándo terminan las visitas guiadas
I would like to know when the guided tours finish.
