finissiez

Finissiez is a French verb form. It is the present subjunctive (subjonctif présent) of the verb finir, used with the subject you plural (vous). In other words, finissiez corresponds to “you finish” in a subordinate clause governed by a mood that conveys doubt, necessity, desire, or emotion.

The typical context for finissiez is a clause introduced by a trigger such as il faut que, que, afin que, pour que, bien que, or douter que. Examples: Il faut que vous finissiez ce travail avant midi. Je veux que vous finissiez vos devoirs. Bien que vous finissiez tard, vous devez partir demain. These constructions express necessity, command, or doubt rather than a simple statement of fact.

Morphology and usage notes: finissiez is formed from the stem finiss- plus the present-subjunctive ending for vous, -iez (spelled -issiez in writing). It is distinct from the indicative present vous finissez (you finish) and from other tenses of the verb finir. In modern spoken French, the present subjunctive is sometimes avoided in favor of clearer or more direct formulations, but finissiez remains common in formal writing and in many subordinate clauses.

Etymology and classification: finir comes from Latin finire, and its French subjunctive forms reflect the standard Romance pattern of the present subjunctive. The form finissiez specifically marks the second-person plural subject in the present subjunctive and does not appear outside that mood.