果てる (はてる): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

果てる (はてる) means to end / to be finished / to perish.

See example sentences below.

果てる at a glance

果てる

はてるhateru

N1verb

to end / to be finished / to perish

果てるはてるhateruN1Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

to end / to be finished / to perish

Example 1

夏休みがついに果てた。

Translation

The summer vacation finally ended.

Example 2

古い木が枯れて果てた。

Translation

The old tree withered and died.