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Fins is feminine in French. The article is les, so the full form is les fins ("ends").
FEMININEfins is the plural of fin
les fins — ends
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How do you say fins in French?
How do you pronounce fins in French?
fins is pronounced /le 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?
Fins 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 ends?
The French word for ends is les fins — feminine.
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