Katapusan

endnoun / adjective

Alternative meanings

end
ending
conclusion
termination
final part

Pronunciation

kah-tah-POO-sahn

Root and affixes

Built around the idea of finishing or reaching the end. It is used as a noun for end/conclusion and as an adjective for final or last.

Variants or conjugations

kataposan = spelling variant
sa katapusan = at the end / in the end
katapusang = last / final before a noun
human = finish / done / after
matapos = to end or conclude

Related words and expressions

human = finish or after
sugod = beginning
padayon = continue
ulahi = last or late
tiwas = finish / done

Meaning and usage notes

Use “katapusan” for the end of a story, period, year, event, or process. For the action of finishing something, “human” or “tiwas” may fit better.