On Are 終わる and 済ませる synonyms?, there were some questions whether 終わる
is used as a transitive verb.
Space ALC seems to have a few results for を終わる
, but far more for を終わらせる
and を終える
. Looking at sense 4 of the Daijisen definition, it does seem 終わる
can be used as a transitive verb:
しまいにする。終える。「会議を―・ります」
My question: How often is 終わる
used as a transitive verb and when is it used in such a way compared to 終わらせる
and 終える
?
を終わります
is used by the organizers/hosts to conclude some event etc. That makes a lot of sense to me. – cypher Mar 20 '12 at 04:43