Meaning
to finish
- to end
- to end up doing something
- to end up somewhere
In a sentence
Ho finito i compiti prima di cena.
I finished my homework before dinner.
Perché finisci sempre per arrivare tardi?
Why do you always end up arriving late?
Senza mappa, finiremo in un posto sbagliato.
Without a map, we'll end up in the wrong place.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| finire | infinitive |
| finiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| finisco | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| finite | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| finisci | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| finiscono | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| finisce | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| finivamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| finivo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| finivate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| finivi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| finivano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| finiva | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| finimmo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| finii | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| finiste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| finisti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| finirono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| finì | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| finiremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| finirò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| finirete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| finirai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| finiranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| finirà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| finiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| finisca | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| finiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| finisca | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| finiscano | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| finisca | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| finissimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| finissi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| finiste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| finissi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| finissero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| finisse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| finiremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| finirei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| finireste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| finiresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| finirebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| finirebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| finiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| finite | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| finisci | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| finendo | gerund |
| finito | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Use 'finire' for completing actions; 'terminare' is more formal (e.g., contracts, speeches).
- Auxiliary is 'essere' when intransitive (e.g., 'è finito il film'), 'avere' when transitive (e.g., 'ho finito il libro').
- With 'per + infinitive,' it means 'to end up doing' (e.g., 'ho finito per mangiare troppo').