il a fini

he has finished

→ il

phrase Uncommon #11,822

he has finished Often followed by de + an infinitive to say what he has finished doing. In the phrase finir par, it can mean “to end up doing something.”

FR: Il a fini de lire le livre.

EN: He has finished reading the book.

Il a fini de jouer.

He's done playing.

Il a fini son assiette en deux minutes.

He finished his plate in two minutes.

Non, mais il a fini seul aussi.

No, but he ended up alone too.

— La Légende du pianiste sur l'océan (1998)

Il a fini son droit l'an dernier.

He finished his law degree last year.

— Oh Boy (2012)

Il a fini depuis une heure !

He finished an hour ago!

— The Garden of Sinners, film 5 : Spirale contradictoire (2008)

Il a fini son café et s'est levé de table.

He finished his coffee and got up from the table.

Mais quand il a fini, il se tire.

But when he's done, he takes off.

— Un prophète (2009)

Il a fini sa carrière dans cette entreprise.

He ended his career at that company.

Il a fini.

He's finished.

Il a fini son petit déjeuner.

He finished his breakfast.

Je ne sais même pas s'il a été acheté à Los Angeles, mais il a fini ici.

I don’t even know if it was bought in Los Angeles, but it ended up here.

— Aquarius (2016)

Il a fini le marathon en moins de quatre heures.

He finished the marathon in less than four hours.

Jésus était le fils de Dieu et regarde comment il a fini.

Jesus was the son of God, and look how he ended up.

— Il était Temps (2013)

Dépêchez-vous, il a fini de déjeuner.

Hurry up, he’s finished lunch.

— The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe (1972)

Il a fini hier.

He finished yesterday.

— Cléo from 5 to 7 (1962)

Il a fini de corriger les devoirs.

He finished correcting the homework.

Il a fini son café et a payé l'addition.

He finished his coffee and paid the bill.

Comment il a fini là ?

How did he end up there?

— Amarcord (1973)

Il a fini de classer les papiers.

He finished filing the papers.