Damos por finalizada la inspección de salida.

This is a very common formal Spanish structure:

dar por + adjective/past participle

It means to consider something as finished, closed, resolved, etc.

So:

• dar por finalizada la inspección = to declare the inspection finished
• dar por concluida la reunión = to declare the meeting concluded
• dar por cerrado el caso = to consider the case closed

It is not a word-for-word equivalent of an everyday English sentence, but in formal English it often corresponds to we hereby conclude, we declare ... finished, or we consider ... complete.

Damos is the first person plural of dar in the present tense:

• yo doy
• tú das
• él/ella da
• nosotros/nosotras damos
• vosotros/vosotras dais
• ellos/ellas dan

Here, damos means we declare / we consider / we mark.

In this kind of formal announcement, we often refers to the company, inspector, institution, or staff speaking as a unit.

Because Spanish usually omits subject pronouns when the verb already makes the subject clear.

• Damos already tells you the subject is we
• So Nosotros damos por finalizada... is grammatically possible, but normally unnecessary

Including nosotros would add emphasis, as if you wanted to stress we in particular.

Because finalizada agrees with la inspección, which is a feminine singular noun.

• la inspección → feminine singular
• therefore → finalizada

Compare:

• Damos por finalizada la inspección.
• Damos por finalizado el trámite.
• Damos por finalizadas las obras.
• Damos por finalizados los trabajos.

So the participle/adjective changes to match the thing being declared finished.

It comes from the past participle of finalizar, but in this structure it functions more like an adjective describing the noun.

So in:

Damos por finalizada la inspección

finalizada means something like finished/completed and agrees with inspección.

This is why agreement matters here. It behaves similarly to an adjective after dar por.

Inspección de salida means exit inspection, check-out inspection, or final inspection before leaving, depending on context.

Typical situations include:

• a rental property when a tenant moves out
• a hotel, storage unit, or vehicle return
• a workplace or controlled facility
• an official process where something is checked before departure or closure

The phrase de salida literally means of exit/departure, and in English the most natural translation often depends on the situation.

Because Spanish very often uses the pattern:

noun + de + noun

to express relationships that English often expresses with noun-noun compounds.

So:

• inspección de salida = inspection related to departure/exit
• tarjeta de crédito = credit card
• sala de espera = waiting room
• billete de tren = train ticket

English tends to stack nouns directly; Spanish usually prefers de.

Yes, but it is not exactly the same in tone.

• Terminamos la inspección de salida = We finished the exit inspection
• Damos por finalizada la inspección de salida = We declare the exit inspection concluded

The first is more neutral and direct. The second is more formal, official, and procedural.

So if this appears in a report, announcement, checklist, or official communication, damos por finalizada is more natural.

It is quite formal and sounds administrative, official, or professional.

You might hear or read it in:

• inspection reports
• property management communication
• legal or administrative documents
• official spoken announcements

In everyday conversation, people would often choose something simpler, such as:

• Hemos terminado la inspección de salida.
• La inspección de salida ha terminado.
• Ya está hecha la inspección de salida.

Yes. Depending on style and context, Spanish often uses:

• concluida
• terminada
• acabada (less formal in many contexts)
• cerrada (only in some contexts, not always interchangeable)

For example:

• Damos por concluida la inspección de salida.
• Damos por terminada la inspección de salida.

Among these, finalizada and concluida sound especially formal and official.

Because Spanish, like English, often uses the present tense for performative statements: the act of saying it makes it official.

So when someone says:

Damos por finalizada la inspección de salida

they are not just describing a past event. They are formally declaring the inspection finished at that moment.

This is similar to English expressions like:

• We declare the meeting closed
• I apologize
• We confirm receipt

The present tense is natural because the statement itself performs the action.

Yes, the structure is completely natural in Spain, especially in formal or semi-formal contexts.

A person in Spain would understand it immediately, especially in:

• housing and rentals
• administration
• inspections
• workplace procedures
• official written notices

What makes it sound specifically natural is not regional slang, but its formal register. In everyday casual speech in Spain, people would usually choose a simpler wording.