mettre fin à ses jours

/mɛtʁ fɛ̃ a se ʒuʁ/

verb C1

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

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

Forms

present
met fin à ses jours
past
a mis fin à ses jours
perfect
mis fin à ses jours

Meaning

  1. to take one's own life

    • Le roman évoque un personnage qui met fin à ses jours.

      The novel depicts a character who takes his own life.

V Category State Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: state. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Practice

1 What does mettre fin à ses jours mean?

2 Fill the gap: Le roman évoque un personnage qui met fin à ses ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches mettre fin à ses jours?

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