Acabase (en. Ended)

/aka'βase/

Meaning & Definition

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verb

Expresses an action that was completed in a context of doubt or desire.

If you finished the project, it would be successful.

Si tú acabase el proyecto, tendría éxito.

Indicates the action of finishing or completing something.

It was necessary for her to finish the task before leaving.

Era necesario que ella acabase la tarea antes de salir.

Used to suggest a future possibility in a conditional context.

If the rain stopped, we could go out to play.

Si se acabase la lluvia, podríamos salir a jugar.

The term comes from the Latin 'acabare', which means to finish.

the world would end

Expression that indicates a situation of despair or imminent end.

acabase el mundo

if time were to run out

Condition that refers to the idea of urgency or time limit.

si acabase el tiempo

finish

Verb that means to complete something.

acabar

finished

Adjective that describes something that has been completed.

acabado

It is a colloquial way of referring to abruptly ending something.

When they told him to leave, he simply ended the conversation.

Cuando le dijeron que se fuera, simplemente acabase la conversación.