From root: wakas
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
winakasan
wi-na-ka-SAN
ended
Present (Incomplete)
winawakasan
wi-na-wa-ka-SAN
ending
Future (Contemplated)
wawakasan
wa-wa-ka-SAN
will end
Usage Note
Wakasan is used when someone wants to definitively end or terminate something, such as a relationship, a conflict, or a life. It carries a more formal and final tone compared to the more common 'tapusin', which often implies completing a task.
Examples
" Gusto kong wakasan ito. "
Natural Translation
I want to end this.
Literal Translation
Want I end this.
" Gusto niyang wakasan ang gulo. "
Natural Translation
She wants to end the trouble.
Literal Translation
Want she end the trouble.
" Matapos ang maraming taon ng away, nagpasya silang wakasan na ang kanilang pagkakaibigan nang tahimik. "
Natural Translation
After many years of quarreling, they decided to quietly end their friendship.
Literal Translation
After the many years of quarrel, decided they end already the their friendship quietly.
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