No. 2,674 in Catalan
acabem
"Acabem" means "we finish" or "we end" in English.
In a sentence
Acabem ara mateix d'arribar a casa.
We have just arrived home.
The word 'acabem' is used here as the first-person plural present tense of the verb 'acabar,' meaning 'to finish,' indicating a recent action completed by the speakers.
Si acabem els deures a temps, podrem sortir a jugar.
If we finish the homework on time, we can go out to play.
In this sentence, 'acabem' refers to a condition in the first-person plural, expressing the act of completing a task as planned.
Espero que a la festa acabem ballant tota la nit.
I hope that at the party we end up dancing all night long.
Here, 'acabem' is used to express a potential or hypothetical scenario in the present subjunctive mood, describing a desired conclusion of an event.
Hear it in real podcasts
The recording above is a synthetic voice. Hear how people say “acabem” in actual Catalan podcasts.
Find “acabem” in podcastsLearn it from shows you like
LangTurbo plays Catalan podcasts with a transcript and the English under every line. Tap a word like this one and it tells you what it means right there. For iPhone, iPad and Android.
Catalan books and courses on Amazon (an affiliate link: a purchase through it supports this site).