Meaning
to finish
- to end
In a sentence
Devo terminare il lavoro prima di cena.
I have to finish the work before dinner.
Hai terminato i compiti per domani?
Have you finished the homework for tomorrow?
La riunione è terminata molto tardi ieri.
The meeting ended very late yesterday.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| terminare | infinitive |
| terminiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| termino | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| terminate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| termini | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| terminano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| termina | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| terminavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| terminavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| terminavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| terminavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| terminavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| terminava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| terminammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| terminai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| terminaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| terminasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| terminarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| terminò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| termineremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| terminerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| terminerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| terminerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| termineranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| terminerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| terminiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| termini | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| terminiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| termini | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| terminino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| termini | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| terminassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| terminassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| terminaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| terminassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| terminassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| terminasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| termineremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| terminerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| terminereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| termineresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| terminerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| terminerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| terminiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| terminate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| termina | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| terminando | gerund |
| terminato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- More formal and less common in speech than finire. In everyday conversation, Italians usually prefer finire for most contexts.
- As an intransitive verb, it takes essere in compound tenses: il film è terminato, not ha terminato.
- As a transitive verb, it takes avere: ho terminato il lavoro. Don't mix auxiliaries between transitive and intransitive uses.