Ways to say it
| Armenian | Romanization (Wiktionary) | IPA |
|---|---|---|
| դադարել | dadarel | /dɑtʰɑˈɾel/ (Eastern Armenian) /tɑtɑˈɾel/ (Western Armenian) |
| վերջանալ | verǰanal | /veɾt͡ʃʰɑˈnɑl/ (Eastern Armenian) /veɾt͡ʃɑˈnɑl/ (Western Armenian) |
Armenian uses different verbs to express the concept of stopping. Use դադարել when an activity, habit or process comes to a halt. Use վերջանալ when something reaches its natural conclusion or completion, such as a movie, a meeting or a period of time.
Which one should you use?
դադարել is used for the cessation of an action or process, while վերջանալ is used for things that reach an end, like a period of time. If you need to command a person to stop moving or acting immediately, use the imperative form կանգնի՛ր.
Related words
How does it change in a sentence?
The causative form of դադարել is դադարեցնել, which means to make someone or something stop. The causative form of վերջանալ is վերջացնել, which means to finish or bring something to an end.
How do you pronounce it?
The romanization is dadarel. The sounds are similar to the English words [d]og, l[a]va, [t]op and [l]ace.
Did you know?
- In Armenian, the difference between դադարել and վերջանալ is so strict that using the wrong one can change a sentence from 'the rain stopped' to 'the rain finished', implying it was a scheduled event.
- The word դադարել shares a root with the concept of a 'pause' or 'break', suggesting that stopping an action is often viewed as a temporary interval rather than a permanent end.
- The word վերջ (the root of վերջանալ) is also the word for 'end' or 'final', meaning that to say something 'stops' is etymologically linked to reaching its 'finality'.
Examples in context
- Նա դադարել է աշխատել:Na dadarel e ashkhatel:He has stopped working.
Example conversation
Artash and Mariam are arguing about a loud movie.
- Արտաշ ArtashՄարիամ, խնդրում եմ, դադարել գոռնալ:Mariam, khndrum em, dadarel gornal:Mariam, please stop shouting.
- Մարիամ MariamԵս չեմ գոռնում, ես ուղղակի ոգևորված եմ:Yes chem gornum, yes ughghaki vogevorvats em:I am not shouting, I am just excited.
- Արտաշ ArtashՀարևանները կբողոքեն, եթե չդադարես:Harevannery kboghoken, ete chdadares:The neighbors will complain if you don't stop.
- Մարիամ MariamԼավ, ես կլռեմ:Lav, yes klrem:Okay, I will be quiet.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “stop” translations and entries դադարել, վերջանալ, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries դադարել, վերջանալ, CC BY-SA 4.0.
