No. 424 in Croatian
završio
"Finished" or "completed."
In a sentence
Završio sam knjigu koju sam čitao tjednima.
I finished the book I was reading for weeks.
The word 'završio' is used to indicate the completion of an activity, in this case, finishing reading a book.
Prošle godine završio je fakultet i počeo raditi.
Last year, he completed university and started working.
In this sentence, 'završio' describes the act of graduating from university, marking the conclusion of the studies.
Sastanak je završio ranije nego što smo očekivali.
The meeting ended earlier than we expected.
Here, 'završio' is used to signify the end of an event, specifically a meeting.
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