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Lo scienziato ha appena finito l'analisi chimica.

Lo scienziato ha appena finito l'analisi chimica.
The scientist has just finished the chemical analysis.
From Lesson 286:Feminine nouns ending in -i (la crisi, le crisi)·Italian

Questions & Answers about Lo scienziato ha appena finito l'analisi chimica.

Wait, why is chimica feminine singular if analisi ends in -i? Doesn't -i usually mean masculine plural?
Analisi is one of those special feminine nouns of Greek origin that end in -i. In the singular, it is l'analisi (the analysis), and in the plural, it stays exactly the same: le analisi (the analyses). Because we are talking about one analysis here, the adjective chimica must be feminine singular to match.
Why does the sentence use Lo instead of Il for scienziato?
You use lo (and its plural gli) for masculine nouns that start with an s followed by another consonant, like the sc in scienziato.
Where does appena (just) go when using a compound tense?
When it means "just" (as in having just done something), appena usually goes right between the helping verb (ha) and the past participle (finito).
I thought finire used essere in the past tense. Why is it ha finito here?
Finire takes avere when there is a direct object, meaning someone finishes something. Here, the scientist finishes l'analisi chimica. It only takes essere when something finishes on its own, like in the sentence la lezione è finita (the lesson is finished).

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