No. 1,552 in Dutch
eindigen
"To end" or "to finish."
In a sentence
De film eindigt om acht uur.
The movie ends at eight o'clock.
In this sentence, the word 'eindigen' is used to indicate the conclusion or finish of the movie.
We hopen dat het conflict snel zal eindigen.
We hope that the conflict will end soon.
Here, 'eindigen' expresses the expectation or wish for the termination or resolution of the conflict.
Het jaar eindigt met een groot feest.
The year ends with a big celebration.
In this context, 'eindigen' denotes the occurrence of the final event marking the conclusion of the year.
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