am Ende
Translation
at the end, in the end, finally
Examples
Am Ende war alles gut.
In the end, everything was good.
Die Toilette ist am Ende des Ganges.
The toilet is at the end of the hallway.
Grammar Patterns
am Ende + [verb]... (at sentence start) In the end... Am Ende war alles gut.
...[verb] am Ende + [genitive noun]... (in mid-sentence) ...at the end of... Die Toilette ist am Ende des Ganges.
Similar Words
zum Schluss, schließlich; Antonym: am Anfang
Etymology
From 'am' (at the) + 'Ende' (end). Literally 'at the end'.
Memory Tips
Learn it as a pair with its opposite, 'am Anfang' (at the beginning). It can refer to a temporal end ('in the end') or a physical end ('at the end of').