No. 758 in Spanish
finales
The Spanish word "finales" means "ends" or "finals" in English, depending on context.
In a sentence
Los finales de las películas suelen ser emocionantes.
The endings of movies are usually exciting.
Here, 'finales' refers to the 'endings' or concluding parts of movies, used as a noun.
Jugamos un torneo de fútbol a finales del verano.
We played a soccer tournament at the end of the summer.
In this case, 'a finales de' is a set phrase meaning 'at the end of,' indicating a time period.
El final del libro me sorprendió, tuve que leer los dos capítulos finales.
The ending of the book shocked me; I had to read the final two chapters.
Here, 'finales' is an adjective describing the last chapters, meaning 'final' or 'concluding' in this context.
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