全部終わった
zenbu owatta
In Japanese, "all done" is expressed as 全部終わった (zenbu owatta).
全部終わった is used to signal that a specific task, such as a meal, a project or homework, is completely finished.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of zenbu, meaning all or everything and owatta, meaning finished or ended.
Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?
全部終わった is an informal expression used with friends, family or people of lower status. For formal situations where you need to indicate the end or completion of something, you may use the term 終了 (shūryō).
How does it change in a sentence?
The form 全部終わった uses the past tense to state that a task is already done.
How do you pronounce it?
zenbu owatta
Did you know?
- If you finish a meal and want to signal you are 'all done' to the staff, you might say ごちそうさま instead. While 全部終わった focuses on the completion of the act, this phrase expresses gratitude for the food itself.
- In dramatic contexts, 終わった is used to mean 'it is over' in a sense of doom or finality, far beyond simply finishing a chore.
- The verb 終わる in this phrase is intransitive, meaning the Japanese language treats the task as if it finished on its own rather than being finished by a person.
Examples in context
- ご発表はこれで終了です。With this, the presentation comes to an end.
- タスクをすべて終えて、帰ります。I have finished all the tasks and will be heading back now.
- ゲームが終わったよ！The game is all done!
- 用事が全部決まって、やっと今日は全部終わりだ。All the errands are settled, finally, today is all done.
- 全部終わった。zenbu owatta.I'm all done.
- 宿題は全部終わった？shukudai wa zenbu owatta?Are you all done with your homework?
- やっと全部終わったよ。yatto zenbu owatta yo.I'm finally all done.
Example conversation
A boy and a girl are finishing their cleaning duties at home.
- 大翔 Hiroto掃除は全部終わった？souji wa zenbu owatta?Are you all done with the cleaning?
- 結衣 Yuiうん、全部終わったよ。un, zenbu owatta yo.Yeah, I'm all done.
- 大翔 Hiroto大翔も全部終わった。Hiroto mo zenbu owatta.Hiroto is all done too.
- 結衣 Yuiよかった、じゃあ休憩にしよう。yokatta, jaa kyuukei ni shiyou.Great, let's take a break then.
