finire

This is the 923rd most frequent Italian word.


finire

"Finire" means "to finish" or "to end."


In this sentence, 'finire' is used in its third-person singular present tense to denote the time of conclusion of an ongoing event or process.

Il film finisce alle 9 di sera.

The movie ends at 9 PM.


Here, 'finire' is utilized in its past participle form, serving as an adjective in the impersonal context to describe the state of being concluded.

Alla fine dell'anno scolastico, tutto è finito.

At the end of the school year, everything was over.


Here, 'finire' is used as a verb in its past participle form to indicate the completion of an action. It is paired with an auxiliary to form a passato prossimo tense sentence, and it is followed by an infinitive with 'di' to specify the completed activity.

Ho finito di leggere il libro.

I finished reading the book.