Usages of finir par
Nous avons fini par trouver une lampe torche dans le tiroir, mais elle n’avait plus de pile.
We ended up finding a flashlight in the drawer, but it no longer had a battery.
Quand le courant est revenu, Paul a rallumé la télévision, puis il a fini par l’éteindre pour lire.
When the power came back, Paul turned the television back on, then he ended up turning it off to read.
Marie rit en voyant la mousse sur le sol, puis elle finit par l’essuyer.
Marie laughs when she sees the foam on the floor, then she ends up wiping it up.
Paul était en retard, mais sa sœur a fini par lui pardonner.
Paul was late, but his sister ended up forgiving him.
Après tant de bruit, Marie a eu du mal à se calmer, mais elle a fini par s’endormir en écoutant la pluie.
After so much noise, Marie had trouble calming down, but she ended up falling asleep while listening to the rain.
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“How does grammatical gender work in French?”
Every French noun is either masculine or feminine, and this affects the articles and adjectives used with it. "Le" is used with masculine nouns and "la" with feminine ones. Adjectives also change form to match — for example, "petit" (masc.) becomes "petite" (fem.).
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