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faire

See also: fairé and fàire

English edit

Adjective edit

faire

  1. Obsolete spelling of fair

Noun edit

faire (plural faires)

  1. Obsolete spelling of fair

Usage notes edit

Sometimes used deliberately to convey an archaic feeling, e.g. "Renaissance faire"

See also edit

etymologically unrelated terms

Anagrams edit

French edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Middle French faire, from Old French faire, feire, fere, from Vulgar Latin *fare, elided form of Latin facere, from Proto-Italic *fakiō, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- (“to put, place, set”). The past historic and imperfect subjunctive stem fi- (fis, fis, fit, ...) originate from Latin irregular perfect stem fēc- (fēcī), from faciō, with Romance metaphony rules.

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

faire

  1. (transitive) to do
    faire la vaisselle ― to do the washing-up.
    Qu’est-ce que tu fais ? ― What are you doing?
    Fais pas ça. ― Don't do that.
  2. (transitive) to make
    faire une erreur ― to make a mistake.
    faire un voyage ― to take a trip
  3. (transitive) to say (of a person), to go (of an animal)
    "Je t’aime," fit-il. ― "I love you," he said.
    Le chat fait "miaou". ― The cat goes "meow".
  4. (transitive) to make (cause someone or something to do something)
    Tu me fais rire. ― You make me laugh.
    La chanson me fait pleurer. ― The song makes me cry.
    • 2021, Zaz, Tout là-haut:
      Si on s’en allait tout là-haut pour mieux s’imprégner des couleurs, saurions-nous faire taire notre égo ?
      If we went all the way up there to soak up the colours better, could we silence [make silent] our ego?
  5. (transitive) to act like (something)
    Fais pas ton innocent avec moi.
    Don't act like you're so innocent around me./Don't give me that innocent act.
  6. (impersonal) to be (of the weather or various situations)
    Il fait chaud/froid/noir/beau dehors.
    It is hot/cold/dark/nice outside.
    Ça fait dix ans que nous nous connaissons.
    We have known each other for ten years.
    Ça fait bizarre.
    That seems/looks bizarre; that gives a bizarre effect/appearance/result.
    Ça fait très monsieur, ta cravate.
    Your tie makes you look like a real gentleman.
  7. (reflexive) to do, to make (oneself)
    Elle se fait les ongles. ― She is doing her nails.
  8. (reflexive, followed by an infinitive) to be, to get (used for a passive action)
    se faire piquer ― to be stung
    Je me suis fait avoir. ― I got screwed.
    Est-ce que tu t’es fait couper les cheveux ?
    Did you get your hair cut?
  9. (reflexive) to ripen (of fruit), to mature
  10. (reflexive, ~ à) to become used to, to get used to
    Synonyms: s’adapter à, s’habituer à
    Je ne m’y suis toujours pas fait. ― I still haven't got used to it.
    • 2002, Jean-Mariee Bessette, Fernand Meyssonnier, Paroles de bourreau : témoignage unique d'un exécuteur des arrets criminêls:
      Maintenant je pense que, si certains condamnés ont du courage, c’est parce qu’ils se sont faits à l’idée de mourir.
      Now I think that, if some convicts are brave, it is because they have got used to the idea of dying.
  11. (slang, reflexive, transitive) to do (to have sex with)
  12. (informal, intransitive) to defecate; (metaphorically) to shit oneself (to be terrified)
    L’enfant a fait dans son pantalon.
    The child soiled his trousers.
    Ils viennent d’entendre les nouvelles et ils font dans leur culotte.
    They've just heard the news and they're shitting themselves.
  13. (reflexive) to become, to get

Usage notes edit

  • When it is followed by an infinitive, the past participle fait is invariable.
    Elle s'est fait comprendre, not *elle s'est faite comprendre.

Conjugation edit

Conjugation of faire (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple faire
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple faisant
/fə.zɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle fait
/fɛ/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present fais
/fɛ/ 		fais
/fɛ/ 		fait
/fɛ/ 		faisons
/fə.zɔ̃/ 		faites
/fɛt/ 		font
/fɔ̃/
imperfect faisais
/fə.zɛ/ 		faisais
/fə.zɛ/ 		faisait
/fə.zɛ/ 		faisions
/fə.zjɔ̃/ 		faisiez
/fə.zje/ 		faisaient
/fə.zɛ/
past historic2 fis
/fi/ 		fis
/fi/ 		fit
/fi/ 		fîmes
/fim/ 		fîtes
/fit/ 		firent
/fiʁ/
future ferai
/fə.ʁe/ 		feras
/fə.ʁa/ 		fera
/fə.ʁa/ 		ferons
/fə.ʁɔ̃/ 		ferez
/fə.ʁe/ 		feront
/fə.ʁɔ̃/
conditional ferais
/fə.ʁɛ/ 		ferais
/fə.ʁɛ/ 		ferait
/fə.ʁɛ/ 		ferions
/fə.ʁjɔ̃/ 		feriez
/fə.ʁje/ 		feraient
/fə.ʁɛ/
(compound
tenses) 		present perfect present indicative of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle
past anterior2 past historic of avoir + past participle
future perfect future of avoir + past participle
conditional perfect conditional of avoir + past participle
subjunctive que je (j’) que tu qu’il, qu’elle que nous que vous qu’ils, qu’elles
(simple
tenses) 		present fasse
/fas/ 		fasses
/fas/ 		fasse
/fas/ 		fassions
/fa.sjɔ̃/ 		fassiez
/fa.sje/ 		fassent
/fas/
imperfect2 fisse
/fis/ 		fisses
/fis/ 		fît
/fi/ 		fissions
/fi.sjɔ̃/ 		fissiez
/fi.sje/ 		fissent
/fis/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — fais
/fɛ/ 		— faisons
/fə.zɔ̃/ 		faites
/fɛt/ 		—
compound — simple imperative of avoir + past participle — simple imperative of avoir + past participle simple imperative of avoir + past participle —
1 The French gerund is usable only with the preposition en.
2 In less formal writing or speech, these tenses may be found to have been replaced in the following way:
  • past historic → present perfect
  • past anterior → pluperfect
  • imperfect subjunctive → present subjunctive
  • pluperfect subjunctive → past subjunctive

(Christopher Kendris [1995], Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81).

Conjugation of se faire (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple se faire
compound s'être + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple se faisant
/sə fə.zɑ̃/
compound ayant or étant + past participle
past participle fait
/fɛ/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present me fais
/mə fɛ/ 		te fais
/tə fɛ/ 		se fait
/sə fɛ/ 		nous faisons
/nu fə.zɔ̃/ 		vous faites
/vu fɛt/ 		se font
/sə fɔ̃/
imperfect me faisais
/mə fə.zɛ/ 		te faisais
/tə fə.zɛ/ 		se faisait
/sə fə.zɛ/ 		nous faisions
/nu fə.zjɔ̃/ 		vous faisiez
/vu fə.zje/ 		se faisaient
/sə fə.zɛ/
past historic2 me fis
/mə fi/ 		te fis
/tə fi/ 		se fit
/sə fi/ 		nous fîmes
/nu fim/ 		vous fîtes
/vu fit/ 		se firent
/sə fiʁ/
future me ferai
/mə fə.ʁe/ 		te feras
/tə fə.ʁa/ 		se fera
/sə fə.ʁa/ 		nous ferons
/nu fə.ʁɔ̃/ 		vous ferez
/vu fə.ʁe/ 		se feront
/sə fə.ʁɔ̃/
conditional me ferais
/mə fə.ʁɛ/ 		te ferais
/tə fə.ʁɛ/ 		se ferait
/sə fə.ʁɛ/ 		nous ferions
/nu fə.ʁjɔ̃/ 		vous feriez
/vu fə.ʁje/ 		se feraient
/sə fə.ʁɛ/
(compound
tenses) 		present perfect present indicative of s'être + past participle
pluperfect imperfect indicative of s'être + past participle
past anterior2 past historic of s'être + past participle
future perfect future of s'être + past participle
conditional perfect conditional of s'être + past participle
subjunctive que je (j’) que tu qu’il, qu’elle que nous que vous qu’ils, qu’elles
(simple
tenses) 		present me fasse
/mə fas/ 		te fasses
/tə fas/ 		se fasse
/sə fas/ 		nous fassions
/nu fa.sjɔ̃/ 		vous fassiez
/vu fa.sje/ 		se fassent
/sə fas/
imperfect2 me fisse
/mə fis/ 		te fisses
/tə fis/ 		se fît
/sə fi/ 		nous fissions
/nu fi.sjɔ̃/ 		vous fissiez
/vu fi.sje/ 		se fissent
/sə fis/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of s'être + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of s'être + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — fais-toi
/fɛ.twa/ 		— faisons-nous
/fə.zɔ̃.nu/ 		faites-vous
/fɛt.vu/ 		—
compound — simple imperative of s'être + past participle — simple imperative of s'être + past participle simple imperative of s'être + past participle —
1 The French gerund is usable only with the preposition en.
2 In less formal writing or speech, these tenses may be found to have been replaced in the following way:
  • past historic → present perfect
  • past anterior → pluperfect
  • imperfect subjunctive → present subjunctive
  • pluperfect subjunctive → past subjunctive

(Christopher Kendris [1995], Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81).

Derived terms edit

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Related terms edit

Further reading edit

Anagrams edit

German edit

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

faire

  1. inflection of fair:
    1. strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
    2. strong nominative/accusative plural
    3. weak nominative all-gender singular
    4. weak accusative feminine/neuter singular

Irish edit

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

faire f (genitive singular faire, nominative plural fairí)

  1. verbal noun of fair
  2. watch (act of guarding)
  3. wake (period after death)
    Synonym: tórramh

Declension edit

Declension of faire

Fourth declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative faire fairí
Vocative a fhaire a fhairí
Genitive faire fairí
Dative faire fairí

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an fhaire na fairí
Genitive na faire na bhfairí
Dative leis an bhfaire

don fhaire

leis na fairí

Derived terms edit

Verb edit

faire

  1. analytic present subjunctive of fair

Mutation edit

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
faire fhaire bhfaire
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References edit

  1. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 76

Further reading edit

Middle English edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Old English fæger

Adjective edit

faire

  1. fair; handsome; beautiful; attractive

Descendants edit

  • English: fair

Middle French edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Old French faire, feire, fere, from Latin facere, present active infinitive of faciō.

Verb edit

faire

  1. to do
  2. to make
  3. to choose; to elect
    • 15th century, Rustichello da Pisa (original author), Mazarine Master (scribe), The Travels of Marco Polo, page 7, lines 8–9:
      entre tant que on fera un pappe nous pourrons bien aler en Venisse
      while they are electing a Pope, we could well go to Venice

Conjugation edit

  • Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.
Conjugation of faire
infinitive simple faire
compound avoir + past participle
present participle1 or gerund2 simple faisant
compound present participle or gerund of avoir + past participle
past participle fait, faict
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative ie (i’) tu il, elle nous vous ilz, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present fais fais fait, fet faisons faites font
imperfect faisois, faisoys faisois, faisoys faisoit, faisoyt faisions faisiez faisoient, faisoyent
past historic fis fis fit fismes fistes firent
future feroie, feroye feras fera ferons ferez feront
conditional ferois, feroys ferois, feroys feroit, feroyt ferions feriez feroient, feroyent
(compound
tenses) 		present perfect present indicative of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle
past anterior past historic of avoir + past participle
future perfect future of avoir + past participle
conditional perfect conditional of avoir + past participle
subjunctive que ie (i’) que tu qu’il, qu’elle que nous que vous qu’ilz, qu’elles
(simple
tenses) 		present face faces face facions faciez facent
imperfect fisse fisses fist fissions fissiez fissent
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — fais — faisons faites —
compound — simple imperative of avoir + past participle — simple imperative of avoir + past participle simple imperative of avoir + past participle —
1 The present participle was variable in gender and number until the 17th century (Anne Sancier-Château [1995], Une esthétique nouvelle: Honoré d'Urfé, correcteur de l'Astrée, p. 179). The French Academy would eventually declare it not to be declined in 1679.
2 The gerund was held to be invariable by grammarians of the early 17th century, and was usable with preposition en, as in Modern French, although the preposition was not mandatory (Anne Sancier-Château [1995], op. cit., p. 180).

Descendants edit

Norman edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Old French faire, from Latin faciō, facere.

Verb edit

faire

  1. (Guernsey) to make, do

Derived terms edit

Occitan edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Latin facere, present active infinitive of faciō.

Verb edit

faire

  1. to do
  2. to make

Conjugation edit

      Lengadocian (Central Occitan)
simple compound
infinitive faire aver fach
gerund fasent use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle fach —
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative ieu tu el nosautres vosautres eles
present fau fas fa fasèm fasètz fan
imperfect fasiái fasiás fasiá fasiam fasiatz fasián
preterite faguèri faguères faguèt faguèrem faguèretz faguèron
future farai faràs farà farem faretz faràn
conditional fariái fariás fariá fariam fariatz farián
conditional 2nd form1 faguèra faguèras faguèra fagueram fagueratz faguèran
compound
tenses 		present perfect use the present tense of aver + past participle
pluperfect use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
past anterior use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
future perfect use the future tense of aver + past participle
conditional perfect use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive que ieu que tu que el que nosautres que vosautres que eles
present faga fagas faga fagam fagatz fagan
imperfect faguèsse faguèsses faguèsse faguèssem faguèssetz faguèsson
compound
tenses 		past use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
pluperfect use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative — tu — nosautres vosautres —
fai fagam fasètz 1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

Old French edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Latin facere, present active infinitive of faciō.

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

faire

  1. to do

Conjugation edit

This verb conjugates as a third-group verb. This verb has irregularities in its conjugation. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

    Conjugation of faire (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
simple compound
infinitive faire avoir fait
gerund en faisant gerund of avoir + past participle
present participle faisant
past participle fait
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu il nos vos il
simple
tenses 		present faz, fai fais fait faimes, faisons faites font
imperfect faisoie, faiseie faisoies, faiseies faisoit, faiseit faisiiens, faisiens faisiiez, faisiez faisoient, faiseient
preterite fis feṣis fist feṣimes feṣistes firent
future ferai feras fera ferons feroiz, fereiz, ferez feront
conditional feroie, fereie feroies, fereies feroit, fereit feriiens, feriens feriiez, feriez feroient, fereient
compound
tenses 		present perfect present tense of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect tense of avoir + past participle
past anterior preterite tense of avoir + past participle
future perfect future tense of avoir + past participle
conditional perfect conditional tense of avoir + past participle
subjunctive que jo que tu qu’il que nos que vos qu’il
simple
tenses 		present face faces face faciens, façons faciez facent
imperfect feṣisse feṣisses feṣist feṣissons, feṣissiens feṣissoiz, feṣissez, feṣissiez feṣissent
compound
tenses 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nos vos –
— fa — faimes, faisons faites —

Descendants edit

Scottish Gaelic edit

Etymology edit

Verbal noun from fair (“to watch”), for which see aire (“care, heed, attention”).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

faire f (genitive singular faire, plural fairean)

  1. watch (the act or period of watching or guarding)

Derived terms edit

Mutation edit

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical Lenition
faire fhaire
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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