završio

završio

"Finished" or "completed."

The word 'završio' is used to indicate the completion of an activity, in this case, finishing reading a book.

Završio sam knjigu koju sam čitao tjednima.

I finished the book I was reading for weeks.

In this sentence, 'završio' describes the act of graduating from university, marking the conclusion of the studies.

Prošle godine završio je fakultet i počeo raditi.

Last year, he completed university and started working.

Here, 'završio' is used to signify the end of an event, specifically a meeting.

Sastanak je završio ranije nego što smo očekivali.

The meeting ended earlier than we expected.