When you're talking about finishing something in French, like a task or a meal, you'll often use the verb finir. It's a regular -IR verb, so it follows a predictable pattern.
For example, if you want to say "I finish my work," you'd say Je finis mon travail. If you're talking about a group, like "They finish their dinner," it would be Ils finissent leur dîner.
You can also use finir with a preposition like "de" when you're finishing an action. So, "I finish eating" becomes Je finis de manger.
finir في 30 ثانية
- Regular -ir verb
- Means 'to finish' or 'to end'
- Commonly used
تعبيرات اصطلاحية
"Finir en beauté"
To end on a high note, to finish beautifully
Le spectacle a fini en beauté avec un feu d'artifice spectaculaire. (The show ended beautifully with a spectacular fireworks display.)
neutral"Finir en queue de poisson"
To fizzle out, to end abruptly and unsatisfactorily
Le projet a malheureusement fini en queue de poisson. (The project unfortunately fizzled out.)
neutral"Finir sur les rotules"
To be completely exhausted, to be on one's last legs (literally: to finish on one's kneecaps)
Après cette longue journée de travail, je finis sur les rotules. (After this long day of work, I'm completely exhausted.)
informal"Finir à l'eau"
To come to nothing, to fail (literally: to end in water)
Tous nos efforts ont fini à l'eau. (All our efforts came to nothing.)
neutral"Finir par faire quelque chose"
To end up doing something
Elle a fini par accepter notre proposition. (She ended up accepting our proposal.)
neutral"En finir avec quelque chose"
To be done with something, to get rid of something
Je veux en finir avec ce problème une bonne fois pour toutes. (I want to be done with this problem once and for all.)
neutral"Finir ses jours"
To live out one's days, to end one's life
Il a fini ses jours dans un petit village tranquille. (He lived out his days in a quiet little village.)
formal"Finir le travail"
To finish the job
Il faut absolument finir le travail avant la date limite. (We absolutely must finish the job before the deadline.)
neutral"Finir en beauté"
To finish with style, to end gloriously
L'athlète a fini sa carrière en beauté avec une dernière victoire. (The athlete ended his career gloriously with a final victory.)
neutral"Finir comme un chef"
To finish perfectly, to succeed brilliantly (literally: to finish like a chef)
Malgré les difficultés, il a fini ce projet comme un chef. (Despite the difficulties, he finished this project perfectly.)
informalالأسئلة الشائعة
10 أسئلةTo conjugate 'finir' in the present tense, you'll use the following endings: -is, -is, -it, -issons, -issez, -issent. So, it becomes:
- Je finis (I finish)
- Tu finis (You finish)
- Il/Elle/On finit (He/She/One finishes)
- Nous finissons (We finish)
- Vous finissez (You finish - formal/plural)
- Ils/Elles finissent (They finish)
Both 'finir' and 'terminer' mean 'to finish' or 'to end.' In many cases, they are interchangeable. However, 'terminer' can sometimes imply a more definitive or official end, like 'to conclude,' while 'finir' can be used more broadly. For example, 'finir un livre' (to finish a book) and 'terminer un projet' (to conclude a project).
Yes, 'finir' can be used transitively, meaning it can take a direct object. For example, 'Je finis mon travail' (I finish my work) or 'Il finit son repas' (He finishes his meal).
'Finir par' means 'to end up doing something.' It's often followed by an infinitive. For example, 'J'ai fini par comprendre' (I ended up understanding) or 'Ils ont fini par partir' (They ended up leaving).
'En finir avec' means 'to get rid of' or 'to put an end to something/someone.' For instance, 'Il faut en finir avec ce problème' (We must put an end to this problem).
'Finir' is a regular -ir verb, which means it follows a consistent pattern for its conjugations. Once you learn the endings, you can apply them to other regular -ir verbs.
You can say 'finir l'école' or 'finir ses études.' For example, 'Je finis l'école en juin' (I finish school in June) or 'Elle a fini ses études l'année dernière' (She finished her studies last year).
The past participle of 'finir' is fini. This is used in compound tenses like the passé composé: 'J'ai fini' (I have finished).
In the imperative, 'finir' is used to give commands. It's:
- Finis ! (Finish! - informal singular)
- Finissons ! (Let's finish!)
- Finissez ! (Finish! - formal/plural)
While 'finir' itself isn't typically reflexive, you can use 'se terminer' to mean 'to end' or 'to finish itself,' often for events or situations. For example, 'La réunion se termine à cinq heures' (The meeting ends at five o'clock).
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Listen for 'finis'. What does the speaker finish?
Listen for 'finissons'. What are they finishing?
Listen for 'finit'. What is she finishing?
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Je finis.
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Tu finis.
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This sentence means 'I had to finish the report before noon.' It demonstrates the use of 'finir' with a direct object.
This sentence means 'The students will finish their exams next week.' It shows 'finir' in the future tense with a plural subject.
This sentence means 'We finished eating ten minutes ago.' It illustrates the past participle 'fini' used with 'avoir' and the construction 'finir de faire quelque chose' (to finish doing something).
Après des années d'efforts acharnés, ils ont finalement ___ la construction du pont, un chef-d'œuvre d'ingénierie moderne.
The past participle 'fini' is used with 'avoir' to form the passé composé, indicating a completed action. In this context, it refers to the completion of the bridge's construction.
Il est impératif que nous ___ cette tâche avant la fin de la journée pour respecter les délais du projet.
The subjunctive mood is required after 'il est impératif que' (it is imperative that). 'Finissions' is the correct form for 'nous' in the present subjunctive.
Ayant ___ tous les préparatifs, l'équipe était prête à lancer la mission audacieuse vers l'inconnu.
This sentence uses the past participle 'fini' in a compound tense (participle passé composé) with 'ayant' to indicate a completed action that precedes the main clause.
Les négociations semblaient ne jamais ___ , prolongeant l'incertitude quant à l'issue de cet accord complexe.
After a verb like 'sembler' (to seem) followed by 'ne jamais' (never), an infinitive verb form ('finir') is typically used to express that something appears to be unending.
Si seulement ils ___ leur rapport à temps, nous aurions pu éviter cette crise de dernière minute.
The 'si seulement' (if only) clause expressing a regret about the past requires the plus-que-parfait (past perfect) tense, which is 'avaient fini' for 'ils'.
Malgré les obstacles, il a promis qu'il ___ toujours ce qu'il commence, peu importe les difficultés rencontrées.
The phrase 'il a promis qu'il...' (he promised that he would...) introduces a future action from a past perspective, requiring the futur simple tense, 'finira'.
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Summary
Finir is a versatile regular -ir verb essential for expressing completion in French.
- Regular -ir verb
- Means 'to finish' or 'to end'
- Commonly used
محتوى ذو صلة
مزيد من كلمات general
à cause de
A2Because of; on account of (a neutral or negative cause).
à côté
A2Next to; beside.
à côté de
A2Next to, beside.
À droite
A2To the right; on the right side.
À gauche
A2To the left; on the left side.
à la
A2To the (feminine singular), indicates direction or location.
à laquelle
B2To which; at which (feminine singular).
à mesure que
B2As; while; in proportion as.
abrégé
B1An abstract, summary, or abridgment.
absence
A2The state of being away from a place or person.
