zu Ende gehen

to come to an end

Türkçe: sona ermek

Noun

Ende n.

Verb

gehen

Topic

Zeit und Ablauf

In a sentence

Der Film geht zu Ende und das Publikum applaudiert.

How it is used

Means 'to come to an end' (for events/processes). Neutral. Use when a movie or meeting finishes. Common mistake: using with people (e.g., 'Ich gehe zu Ende' is wrong; use 'Ich bin fertig').

Other verbs that go with Ende

This is the choice the collocation turns on.

• am Ende seinto be at the end of one's rope
• etw. zu Ende bringen / führento finish something
• zu (einem) Ende kommento come to an end
• zu Ende seinto be finished/over
• ein Ende bereiten / machento put an end to something

All collocations with Ende

Other collocations built on gehen

• auf Abstand gehen (auch fig.)to move away/create distance
• an die Arbeit gehento start working or begin a task
• ins Auge gehento go wrong
• jdm. um den Bart gehento fawn over someone
• ins Bett gehento go to bed (to sleep)
• zu Bett gehento go to bed
• in die Berge gehento go to the mountains
• in Berufung gehento go into appeal