No. 11,828 in Polish

kończyć

To finish or to end.

In a sentence

Zaczynam kończyć przygotowywać obiad.
I am starting to finish preparing dinner.
Here 'kończyć' implies the action of coming to the end of an activity, specifically here referring to finishing the task of preparing dinner.
Mój ulubiony serial właśnie się kończy.
My favorite TV series is just ending.
In this sentence, 'kończyć' is used reflexively to describe the cessation or conclusion of an event (the TV series).
Skończę ten projekt do jutra.
I will finish this project by tomorrow.
'Kończyć' expresses the commitment or determination to bring a task (the project) to completion.

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