手早い答え
terminar は課題の完了、acabar は物事の終了や使い切ることを強調しがちです。
確実な見分け方は、英語から訳す前に、その単語の働きを見きわめることです。
それぞれの単語の働き
terminar
to finish or complete
Use terminar for bringing a task, course, relationship, or planned activity to its end.
acabar
to end, run out, or have just done
Use acabar for something coming to an end, being used up, or the construction acabar de.
選び方
- terminar: Choose terminar if the sentence points to bringing a task, course, relationship, or planned activity to its end.
- acabar: Choose acabar if the sentence points to something coming to an end, being used up, or the construction acabar de.
例文
Terminei o exercício.
I finished the exercise.
O café acabou.
The coffee ran out.
よくある落とし穴
They overlap for many activities, but acabar de plus infinitive means “to have just done,” not simply to finish.
文脈の中で練習する
自分の実生活から文を一つ選び、二回書いてみましょう。一度はterminarで、もう一度はacabarで。どちらも成り立ちそうなら、意味の違いを言葉にしてみましょう。