{"id":7463,"date":"2024-05-16T16:05:46","date_gmt":"2024-05-16T16:05:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.realspanish.eu\/blog\/uncategorized\/por-fin-at-last-we-help-you-to-use-fin-and-final-correctly\/"},"modified":"2024-05-23T11:07:09","modified_gmt":"2024-05-23T11:07:09","slug":"por-fin-at-last-we-help-you-to-use-fin-and-final-correctly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.realspanish.eu\/en\/blog\/useful-vocabulary-and-expressions\/por-fin-at-last-we-help-you-to-use-fin-and-final-correctly\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00a1Por fin! At last! We help you to use \u00abfin and \u00abfinal\u00bb correctly."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tNXRph_GhYE?rel=0si=eqaRdcrt905PZr_R\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #008080;\">The video above explains some uses of \u00abfin\u00bb and \u00abfinal\u00bb. The English transcription is below. If you just want to listen to the audio, you can find it on <\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/realspanish\/por-fin-at-last-we-help-you-to-use-fin-and-final-correctly?si=7e0ca9b104374e63903763750a955f16&amp;amp;utm_source=clipboard&amp;amp;utm_medium=text&amp;amp;utm_campaign=social_sharing\">Soundcloud<\/a><\/span><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">.<\/span>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<div>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a1Hi, and welcome to Real Spanish!\u00a0 \u00a0Do you still have trouble with \u00abfin\u00bb and\u00abfinal\u00bb? Do we say\u00a0 \u00abel fin\u00bb or \u00abel final\u00bb of a movie?<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The first thing you need to know is that \u00abfin\u00bb has three differen meanings. It can mean the end of something,\u00a0 such as the end of the week, (\u00abel fin de semana\u00bb) or, more colloquially, \u00abel finde\u00bb). For example: \u00abEste finde vamos a la playa\u00bb. It can also mean the objective or motive for some action, such as, \u00abEl fin de su viaje era visitar a su madre\u00bb. We use the connectors\u00a0 \u00aba fin de\u00bb or \u00abcon el fin de\u00bb with the meaning of \u00abpara\u00bb. For example:<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00abEstoy estudiando inteligencia artificial, a fin de prepararme para lo que venga en el futuro\u00bb.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00abSe ha aprobado una nueva ley con el fin de limitar los precios del alquiler\u00bb.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But \u00abfin\u00bb can\u00a0 also mean a limit or border, as in \u00abEsta l\u00ednea representa el fin del terreno del parque\u00bb.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The word\u00abfinal\u00bb also means \u00abla parte final de algo\u00bb, and in this case \u00abfin\u00bb and \u00abfinal\u00bb are interchangeable. Look at these examples:<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00abTodos estamos rogando por el fin\/el final de la guerra\u00bb.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00abNo consigo llegar a fin\/final de mes\u00bb.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, why do we usually say, \u00abel final del libro\u00bb instead of \u00abel fin del libro\u00bb? Well. it&#8217;s because \u00abel fin del libro\u00bb could be interpreted as the aim or objective of the book.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ah, and another difference: \u00abfinal\u00bb can be an adjective as well as a noun, whereas \u00abfin\u00bb is only a noun.\u00a0 For example: \u00abPar\u00eds fue el destino final de nuestro viaje\u00bb.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Y ahora algunas expresiones \u00fatiles:<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Por fin (at last)<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Al final (in\/at the end)<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A\/para \/hasta finales de (at\/by\/until the end of&#8230;)<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Well, the aim of this vidoeowas to explain some uses of\u00a0 \u00abfin\u00bb and \u00abfinal\u00bb. And now we&#8217;ve come to the end. 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