torihiki ga owarimashita.

The transaction is finished.

Breakdown of torihiki ga owarimashita.

• が: subject particle
• 終おわる: to finish
• 取引とりひき: a transaction

Questions & Answers about torihiki ga owarimashita.

How do you read 取引が終わりました?

It is read:

とりひき が おわりました

• 取引 = とりひき
• が = が
• 終わりました = おわりました

So the full sentence is:

とりひき が おわりました。

What does 取引 mean here?

取引 usually means transaction, deal, business dealing, or trade.

Depending on context, it could refer to:

• a commercial transaction
• a business deal
• trading activity
• dealings between two parties

So in this sentence, 取引 is the thing that has ended or been completed.

Why is the particle が used here?

が marks 取引 as the thing that ended.

Since 終わる means to end and is an intransitive verb, the thing that ends is commonly marked with が.

So:

• 取引が終わりました = The transaction ended / is over
• literally, As for the transaction, it ended

Using が is very natural when you are simply stating that something happened.