voltooi

Voltooi is a form of the Dutch verb voltooien, meaning to complete or finish. The base infinitive voltooien is used to describe the action in general; voltooi appears in present-tense and imperative uses: ik voltooi (I complete) and Voltooi! (Finish!). It is cognate with the Afrikaans voltooi, sharing the same core meaning.

In Dutch, present tense forms include ik voltooi, jij voltooit, hij voltooit, wij voltooien, jullie voltooien, zij voltooien. The simple past is voltooide; the past participle is voltooid, used with hebben in compound tenses, as in ik heb voltooid. In adjectival use, voltooid can describe a completed item, for example een voltooid project.

Voltooi is widely used in administrative, educational, and project-management contexts to indicate completion. In software and online services, a status label voltooid is used to show a task has been completed.

Etymology: The word stems from the Dutch verb voltooien and is related to Afrikaans voltooi. Both derive from a Germanic root associated with completion or finishing.

See also: voltooien, voltooid deelwoord, voltooiing.