enfin
Dutch
Alternative forms
- afijn (informal)
- affijn (nonstandard)
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɑnˈfɛn/, [ɑ̃ˈfɛ̃]
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: en‧fin
Adverb
enfin
French
Etymology
Univerbation of en + fin. Literally, “in the end”.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɑ̃.fɛ̃/
Audio: (file)
Adverb
enfin
- finally; in the end
- at last, finally
- in fact; indeed
- Introduces a contradiction, objection, limitation or correction of what has just been stated.
- Near-synonyms: du moins (“at least”), néanmoins, plutôt (“rather”), toutefois
- Il sait ce qu'il doit faire, enfin c'est ce que j'espère.
- He knows what he has to do, or so I hope.
- 2021, Angèle, Démons:
- Jusqu'ici tout va bien, enfin ça allait.
- 'Til now, everything's going fine — at least, it was.
Interjection
enfin
Further reading
- “enfin”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Occitan
Etymology
Pronunciation
Audio (Béarn): (file)
Adverb
enfin
- finally
- Synonym: finalament