Lopettaa

Translations

1. (transitive) to stop, end, finish, quit

   Synonym: lakata

   Antonyms: aloittaa, alkaa, ryhtyä, ruveta

   Lopeta tuo!

   Stop that!

   Hän lopetti lukemisen.

   She finished reading.

2. (intransitive) to call it a day

   Minä ainakin lopetan tältä päivältä.

   At least I will call it a day now.

   Kärsittyään suuria tappioita kolmena vuonna peräkkäin, johtaja päätti lopettaa ja myi yrityksensä.

   After suffering massive losses for three years in a row, the boss decided to call it a day, and sold his company.

3. (transitive) to complete

   Synonyms: päättää, saattaa loppuun, tehdä loppuun

4. (transitive, law) to cease and desist (to stop and to not resume an action)
5. (transitive, especially of animals) to kill, put down, put to sleep, destroy, euthanize

   Synonyms: tappaa, nukuttaa

   Laki vaatii lopettamaan vesikauhuisen koiran.

   Destroying a rabid dog is required by law.

6. (transitive) to discontinue

   Synonym: lakkauttaa

7. (transitive, computing) to quit, close (an application)

   Synonym: sulkea

   Antonyms: käynnistää, avata

Conjugations

Indicative Conjugations

The present, imperfect, perfect, and pluperfect (past perfect) tenses in English correspond to "speaks", "spoke", "has spoken", and "had spoken".

Conditional Conjugations

The conditional present and perfect moods in English typically correspond to "would" and "would have".