Expressing Ultimate Outcomes with "finir par"
To express that you "end up" doing something, use the conjugated verb finir followed by the preposition par and an infinitive.
| With some patience, you are going to end up solving this puzzle. | Avec de la patience, tu vas finir par résoudre ce casse-tête. |
You can use it in the near future (by conjugating aller before finir) to predict an inevitable result:
| If you turn right in this maze, you are going to end up finding a dead end. | Si tu tournes à droite dans ce dédale, tu vas finir par trouver un cul-de-sac. |
| If you use this sequence, you are going to end up unlocking the door. | Si tu utilises cette séquence, tu vas finir par débloquer la porte. |
"Finir par" in the Past Tense
To describe an outcome that has already happened, put finir in the passé composé (avoir fini):
| Thanks to his perseverance, he ended up getting out of the maze. | Grâce à sa persévérance, il a fini par sortir du dédale. |
| I ended up understanding the trick thanks to my intuition. | J'ai fini par comprendre l'astuce grâce à mon intuition. |
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