fin

end

noun FAN Common

Also means

conclusion

Usage Note

Fin is feminine as a noun — la fin du film — but it has an adjectival twin meaning 'fine' or 'thin' that agrees with its noun (fin/fine), so that gender follows the noun rather than being fixed. The adverb enfin (finally) is built from en + fin, and à la fin means 'in the end' or, with exasperation, 'come on!'.

Examples

"La fin du film était surprenante."

Natural Translation

The end of the film was surprising.

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