🇫🇷 French

fin

feminine

la fin

end

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fin
/la fɛ̃/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say fin in French?

IPA
/la fɛ̃/

How do you pronounce fin in French?

fin is pronounced /la fɛ̃/ in French.

Example sentences

La fin du film était très émouvante et inattendue.

The end of the film was very moving and unexpected.

Cette fin heureuse a satisfait tous les lecteurs attentifs.

This happy ending satisfied all the attentive readers.

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Why is it feminine?

Fin is feminine because it derives from Latin "finis", which is actually masculine in Latin (third declension). However, in Old French, the word evolved phonetically and came under the influence of feminine gender patterns. The Modern French feminine form "fin" was preserved through regular sound changes and analogical processes during the transition from Latin to Romance languages.

What is the French word for end?

The French word for end is la fin — feminine.

Gender across languages

LanguageWordArticleGender
🇪🇸 Spanishfin flips!elmasculine
🇮🇹 Italianfinelafeminine
🇵🇹 Portuguesefim flips!omasculine

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