/finiʁ/
Translation
to finish, to end
Word origin
From Latin finire ('to limit, to end'), from finis ('end'). English 'finish' and 'finite' come from the same root.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- finire
- English cognates
- finish, finite, final
Grammar
Conjugation
Regular -ir (finir-style) conjugation. Pronouns: je, tu, il/elle, nous, vous, ils/elles.
Indicative
| Person | Present | Imperfect | Past historic | Future | Conditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| je | finis | finissais | finis | finirai | finirais |
| tu | finis | finissais | finis | finiras | finirais |
| il/elle | finit | finissait | finit | finira | finirait |
| nous | finissons | finissions | finîmes | finirons | finirions |
| vous | finissez | finissiez | finîtes | finirez | finiriez |
| ils/elles | finissent | finissaient | finirent | finiront | finiraient |
Subjunctive
| Person | Present | Imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| je | finisse | finisse |
| tu | finisses | finisses |
| il/elle | finisse | finît |
| nous | finissions | finissions |
| vous | finissiez | finissiez |
| ils/elles | finissent | finissent |
Imperative
| Person | Affirmative |
|---|---|
| tu | finis |
| nous | finissons |
| vous | finissez |
Non-finite
- Gerund / present participle
- finissant
- Past participle
- fini · finie · finis · finies
Examples
.
I am going to finish this report before tomorrow morning's meeting.
, .
When you have finished your plate, you can go and play.
Cette , .
This story ends well, the children will be pleased.
au .
I'm going to finish my coffee before heading to the office.
- .
The class always finishes at five o'clock sharp.
est un verbe regulier du deuxieme groupe. Finir de + infinitif indique l'achevement d'une action : j'ai fini de manger (I have finished eating). En finir avec (to be done with, to put an end to) exprime la resolution definitive d'un probleme.
Finir par + infinitif signifie to end up + gerund : il a fini par accepter (he ended up accepting). A n'en plus finir decrit quelque chose d'interminable. Fin (f) est le nom derive, et final / finale l'adjectif associe.
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Grammar articles
(16)French Grammar Cheatsheet: The Essentials, One Page
French Conditionnel: Polite Requests, Hypothetical 'Would', and the Same Irregular Stems as the Future
Conjugating French -ir Verbs in the Present Tense
French Verb Conjugation: The Complete Rules with Examples
quand + Future: The Tense English Refuses
French Future Tense: Futur Proche, Futur Simple, and the Irregular Stems
French Imparfait: One Stem, One Set of Endings, One Irregular
French Imperative: tu, nous, vous Commands and the Three Irregulars
Infinitive or Subjunctive: The French Same-Subject Rule
French Irregular Verbs: The Core Set, the -ir Split and the Patterns That Repeat
French Passé Composé: avoir or être + Past Participle and the MRS VANDERTRAMP Set
Sequencing French Past Tenses: Passé Composé, Imparfait and Plus-que-parfait Together
The French Subjunctive After Conjunctions
The French Present Subjunctive: How to Form It
Venir de + Infinitive: the French Recent Past (to have just done something)
French Verbs with à, de or Nothing Before an Infinitive
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