lõpetan

Lõpetan is the first-person singular present indicative form of the Estonian verb lõpetama, meaning to finish, to complete, or to end something. The verb covers bringing a task to an end, completing a process, or concluding an activity. It is commonly used in everyday contexts, such as finishing work, a project, or education.

Grammatically, lõpetama is a regular verb. Its present tense forms are ma lõpetan, sa lõpetad, ta lõpetab, me lõpetame, te lõpetate, nad lõpetavad. The stem is lõpet- and the infinitive is lõpetama. The past tense is formed as lõpetasin, lõpetasid, lõpetas, lõpetasime, lõpetasite, lõpetasid. The perfect tense, expressing a completed action with a present relevance, is formed with olema plus the past participle: olen lõpetanud, oled lõpetanud, on lõpetanud, oleme lõpetanud, olete lõpetanud, on lõpetanud.

Usage notes: The verb often takes a direct object in the partitive or genitive, depending on aspect and meaning. A common collocation is kooli lõpetama, meaning to graduate from school. It can also describe finishing other activities, such as a task, a meal, or a period of work, with nuances of completion conveyed by context and tense.

Related forms and nuance: Estonian expresses completed actions with the auxiliary olla and a past participle, as in olen lõpetanud (I have finished). The verb is widely used across formal and informal registers, and its present form lõpetan is a standard way to express intent or ongoing action of finishing something.