Meaning
till, until, as far as
In a sentence
Lavoro fino alle sei ogni giorno.
I work until six every day.
Sei arrivato fino a casa a piedi?
Did you walk all the way home?
Non resto fino alla fine del film.
I'm not staying until the end of the movie.
Usage notes
- Use fino a before nouns and places: fino a Roma, fino a domani. Before vowels, fino ad is possible but often sounds formal.
- For time limits, fino a marks an endpoint; entro means by/before that deadline, often with completion implied.
- With pronouns, use fino a me/te/lui. Don't attach pronouns directly after fino.