Opposite of por fin

Question

Hi all,

Is there a phrase, still using the preposition POR, that is the opposite of Por Fin?

Basically, something meaning ´at the start´ or ´in the beginning´ or ´at first´

I´m looking for one that uses POR preferably (the other bookend to Por Fin) but if that doesn´t exist, then I´m up for other suggestions.

Thanks Roger

Answer 1

"Por el principio" means at the beginning.

Answer 2

"Por fin" doesn't mean "at the end" but "finally, at last". For example: ¡Por fin terminé mis deberes! I finally finished my homework!

Hello, welcome to the forum! - rac1, Dec 5, 2012

Answer 3

Por fin or Al fin mean finally (as in It was about time) and not at the end, which is translated as al final.

Examples:

Por fin apareciste. ¿Dónde estabas metido? / It was about time you showed up. Where have you been?

Al fin aprobé la prueba de matemáticas. / I finally passed my Math test.

What you are looking for, if I understand your question correctly, is an opposite phrase to:

Al principio/En el comienzo/Al comienzo/ Al inicio ---> Al final or En el final is what I would use as opposites.

I could not think of phrases involving "por". Sorry!

Answer 4

Depending on what you want to say, "al principio" or "desde el principio" or in another context "en primer lugar" would be my choices.