When is 終わる used as a transitive verb?


On [Are 終わる and 済ませる
synonyms?](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/questions/5039/are-%E7%B5%82%E3%81%8A%E3%82%8F%E3%82%8B-and-%E6%B8%88%E3%81%99%E3%81%BE%E3%81%9B%E3%82%8B-synonyms),
there were some questions whether `終わる` is used as a transitive verb.

Space ALC seems to have a few results for
[`を終わる`](http://eow.alc.co.jp/%E3%82%92%E7%B5%82%E3%82%8F%E3%82%8B/UTF-8/),
but far more for
[`を終わらせる`](http://eow.alc.co.jp/search?q=%E3%82%92%E7%B5%82%E3%82%8F%E3%82%89%E3%81%9B%E3%82%8B)
and
[`を終える`](http://eow.alc.co.jp/search?q=%E3%82%92%E7%B5%82%E3%81%88%E3%82%8B).
Looking at sense 4 of the [Daijisen
definition](http://dic.yahoo.co.jp/dsearch?enc=UTF-8&p=%E7%B5%82%E3%82%8F%E3%82%8B&dtype=0&dname=0na&stype=0&pagenum=1&index=02656200),
it does seem `終わる` can be used as a transitive verb:

> しまいにする。終える。「会議を―・ります」

**My question:** How often is `終わる` used as a transitive verb and when is it
used in such a way compared to `終わらせる` and `終える`?




終わる is used both as a transitive verb and an intransitive verb, whereas 終える is
used only as a transitive verb. When 終わる is used as a transitive verb, it is
almost synonymous to 終える. The only exception I can think of is that a closing
word of a speech or other verbal communication is usually …を終わります instead of
…を終えます.




終わる is used both as a transitive verb and an intransitive verb, whereas 終える is
used only as a transitive verb. When 終わる is used as a transitive verb, it is
almost synonymous to 終える. The only exception I can think of is that a closing
word of a speech or other verbal communication is usually …を終わります instead of
…を終えます.

