termínalo
/teɾminalo/from spelling rules
To say "end it" in Spanish, use termínalo.
The phrase is used to bring something to a conclusion or finish a task.
What does it mean word for word?
The word is composed of the verb terminar (to finish), the imperative suffix -a (for tú) and the direct object pronoun lo (it/him).
Which one should you use?
While termínalo refers to a masculine object (it), termínala would be used if the object being ended is feminine (e.g., la tarea – the task).
How does it change in a sentence?
The form termínalo is an imperative command directed at a single person using the informal tú form. If you are commanding a group of people to end it, you would use termínenlo instead of termínalo. To say 'end it' using the formal usted register, you use termínelo instead of termínalo.
How do you pronounce it?
/teɾminalo/
Did you know?
- While termínalo is a command, the verb terminar can also mean 'to end up' in a specific state or location, such as terminó en el hospital for 'he ended up in the hospital'.
- The word terminar shares a root with the English 'terminate', yet in Spanish, it is the everyday way to say you have 'finished' a meal or a book.
- The word término derived from terminar refers not only to the end of a period but also to a specific technical 'term' or word in a legal or linguistic context.
Examples in context
- Quisiera concluir esta reuniónI would like to end this meeting.
- Debemos terminar esta conversaciónWe must end this conversation.
- Queremos finalizar el contratoWe want to end the contract.
- ¡Acabemos ya con este tema!Let's end this topic already!
- Voy a cerrar esta conversaciónI'm going to end this conversation.
- Doy por terminada nuestra amistadI consider our friendship finished.
- Vamos a dejarlo aquíLet's end it here.
- Quiero dar por terminado este asuntoI want to end this matter.
- Es hora de que esta conferencia termine.It's time for this conference to end.
- ¡Vamos, acabemos con esta discusión de una vez!Come on, let's end this argument once and for all!
- Voy a cerrar este capítulo de mi vida y seguir adelante.I am going to end this chapter of my life and move forward.
- Es un buen informe, termínalo hoy.It is a good report, finish it today.
- Si ya tienes la idea, termínalo pronto.If you already have the idea, finish it soon.
- No lo dejes a medias, termínalo.Don't leave it halfway, finish it.
Example conversation
Alejandro is working on a drawing at a desk.
- SofíaAlejandro, ¿cómo va tu dibujo?Alejandro, how is your drawing going?
- AlejandroMe falta muy poco.I have very little left to do.
- SofíaEntonces termínalo para ir a cenar.Then finish it so we can go to dinner.
- AlejandroEstá bien, lo termino ahora.Okay, I will finish it now.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
