What is the difference between '끝나다' and '끝내다'?
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끝나다 is an intransitive verb and 끝내다 is a transitive verb.
Please compare the examples below.
- 운명의 날이 끝났다(끝내다). – The doomsday ended.
- 어벤저스가 운명의 날을 끝냈다(끝내다). – The Avengers ended the doomsday.
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끝나다:
Focus on what is finished
끝내다:
Focus on who finished
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끝나다 goes with subjects, but 끝내다 goes with objectives.
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