finir

/fi.niʁ/

verb A1

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: core. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present
finit
past
a fini
perfect
fini

Meaning

  1. to finish

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Punctual Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: punctual. Transitivity: transitive.

Similar words

terminer

finir and terminer are close synonyms for "to finish," largely interchangeable.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

finalizar

finalizar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to finish."

Portuguese

terminar

terminar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to finish."

Practice

1 What does finir mean?

2 Fill the gap: Il ___ son travail à cinq heures.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches finir?

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