Word
素焼き が 終わった。suyaki ga owatta.
Meaning
The bisque firing is finished.
Part of speech
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Questions & Answers about suyaki ga owatta.
How do you read this sentence?
It is read:
すやき が おわった。
- 素焼き（すやき）
- が
- 終わった（おわった）
Why is が used instead of を?
Because 終わる is an intransitive verb.
In Japanese, with intransitive verbs, the thing that undergoes the change is often marked with が. Here, 素焼き is the thing that ended, so it takes が:
- 素焼きが終わった。 = The bisque firing ended / is finished.
If you used a transitive verb instead, you would usually use を:
- 素焼きを終えた。 = (Someone) finished the bisque firing.
So the sentence you have focuses on the event itself being over, not on a person actively finishing it.
What is the difference between 終わった and 終えた?