No. 595 in Italian
finita
"Finita" means "finished" or "ended" in English.
In a sentence
La lezione è finita.
The lesson is over.
In this sentence, 'finita' is used as the past participle of the verb 'finire', describing that the action of ending (the lesson) is complete.
Ho finita la mia lista di cose da fare.
I have finished my to-do list.
Here, 'finita' functions as the past participle of 'finire', agreeing in gender and number with the direct object (feminine singular, 'la lista').
La gara è stata finita a causa del maltempo.
The race was ended due to bad weather.
In this case, 'finita' is used in the passive voice construction, indicating that an external factor (bad weather) caused the action (ending of the race) to occur.
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