English question

I have a question about sentence (1).

(1) I saw him eat his dinner.

Does (1) mean that I saw his dinner situation from the beginning to the end?
Or does (1) focus on the end of the event, i.e. I saw him as he finished his dinner?

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DunningKruger · 61-69, M

"I saw him eat his dinner" can mean that you watched him eat his dinner from beginning to end. However, it can also mean that you saw him eating his dinner at any point during that event. This includes the end of the event — he finished his dinner — but it doesn't have to be that point in the event.

Hidenori · 46-50, M

@DunningKruger Thanks. That helps.