終える

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 終える is read as おえる and can mean “to finish” or “to complete”, depending on context.
• Basic usage: The examples show plans to finish homework and completing a greeting before returning to one’s seat.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Distinguishing senses and uses
  • It is transitive for a person completing a task, speech, or period; intransitive 終わる means something ends.