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faire

See also: fairé and fàire

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EnglishEdit

AdjectiveEdit

faire

  1. Obsolete spelling of fair

NounEdit

faire (plural faires)

  1. Obsolete spelling of fair

Usage notesEdit

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

AnagramsEdit

FrenchEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Middle French faire, from Old French faire, feire, fere, from Latin facere, present active infinitive of faciō, from Proto-Italic *fakiō, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- (“to put, place, set”).

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): /fɛʁ/
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VerbEdit

faire

  1. (transitive) to do
    Qu'est-ce que tu fais ? ― What are you doing?
    Faire la vaisselle. ― To do the washing-up.
  2. (transitive) to make
    Faire une erreur. ― To make a mistake.
  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.
  5. (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.
  6. (reflexive) to do, to make (oneself)
    Elle se fait les ongles. ― She is doing her nails.
  7. (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.
  8. (reflexive) to ripen (of fruit), to mature (, etc.)
  9. (reflexive, ~ à) to become used to, to get used to
  10. (slang, reflexive, transitive) to do (to have sex with)
  11. (reflexive) to become, to get

Usage notesEdit

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

ConjugationEdit

Conjugation of faire (see also Appendix:French verbs)
present participle faisant
/fə.zɑ̃/
past participle fait
/fɛ/
infinitive
simple faire
compound avoir + past participle
gerund1
simple faisant
/fə.zɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle 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 Only usable with preposition en.
2 In less formal writing or speech, the past historic, past anterior, imperfect subjunctive and pluperfect subjunctive tenses may be found to have been replaced with the indicative present perfect, indicative pluperfect, present subjunctive and past subjunctive tenses respectively (Christopher Kendris [1995], Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81).
Conjugation of se faire (see also Appendix:French verbs)
present participle se faisant
/sə fə.zɑ̃/
past participle fait
/fɛ/
infinitive
simple se faire
compound s'être + past participle
gerund1
simple se faisant
/sə fə.zɑ̃/
compound s'étant + past participle
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle 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 Only usable with preposition en.
2 In less formal writing or speech, the past historic, past anterior, imperfect subjunctive and pluperfect subjunctive tenses may be found to have been replaced with the indicative present perfect, indicative pluperfect, present subjunctive and past subjunctive tenses respectively (Christopher Kendris [1995], Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81).

Derived termsEdit

Related termsEdit

Further readingEdit

AnagramsEdit

GermanEdit

IrishEdit

NounEdit

faire f (genitive singular faire)

  1. verbal noun of fair

DeclensionEdit

Declension of faire

Fourth declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun)

Case Singular
Nominative faire
Vocative a fhaire
Genitive faire
Dative faire

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular
Nominative an fhaire
Genitive na faire
Dative leis an bhfaire

don fhaire

Derived termsEdit

VerbEdit

faire

  1. present subjunctive analytic of fair

MutationEdit

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.

Further readingEdit

Middle EnglishEdit

Alternative formsEdit

AdjectiveEdit

faire

  1. fair; handsome; beautiful; attractive

DescendantsEdit

Middle FrenchEdit

Alternative formsEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

VerbEdit

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

ConjugationEdit

  • Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.
   Conjugation of faire
simple compound
infinitive faire avoir fait, faict
gerund en faisant Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle
present participle faisant
past participle fait, faict
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative ie (may be i' before a vowel) tu il 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 Use the present tense of avoir followed by the past participle
pluperfect Use the imperfect tense of avoir followed by the past participle
past anterior Use the past historic tense of avoir followed by the past participle
future perfect Use the future tense of avoir followed by the past participle
conditional perfect Use the conditional tense of avoir followed by the past participle
subjunctive que ie que tu qu'il 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 Use the present subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
pluperfect Use the imperfect subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
— fais — faisons faites —

DescendantsEdit

NormanEdit

Alternative formsEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Old French faire, from Latin faciō, facere, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- (“to put, place, set”).

VerbEdit

faire

  1. (Guernsey) to make, do

Derived termsEdit

NovialEdit

NounEdit

faire c (plural faires)

  1. fire

OccitanEdit

Alternative formsEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Latin facere, present active infinitive of faciō.

VerbEdit

faire

  1. to do
  2. to make

ConjugationEdit

    Conjugation of faire
infinitive faire
present participle fasent
past participle fach
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative ieu tu el/ela nosautres
nos 		vosautres
vos 		eles/elas
present fau fas fa fasèm fasètz fan
imperfect fasiái fasiás fasiá fasiam fasiatz fasián
future farai faràs farà farem faretz faràn
preterite faguèri faguères faguèt faguèrem faguèretz faguèron
conditional fariái fariás fariá fariam fariatz farián
subjunctive ieu tu el/ela nosautres
nos 		vosautres
vos 		eles/elas
present faga fagas faga fagam fagatz fagan
imperfect faguèsse faguèsses faguèsse faguèssem faguèssetz faguèsson
imperative — tu — nosautres vosautres
vos 		—
— fai — fagam fasètz —

Old FrenchEdit

Alternative formsEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Latin facere, present active infinitive of faciō.

VerbEdit

faire

  1. to do

ConjugationEdit

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 Use the gerund of avoir followed by the 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 Use the present tense of avoir followed by the past participle
pluperfect Use the imperfect tense of avoir followed by the past participle
past anterior Use the preterite tense of avoir followed by the past participle
future perfect Use the future tense of avoir followed by the past participle
conditional perfect Use the conditional tense of avoir followed by the 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 Use the present subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
pluperfect Use the imperfect subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
imperative – tu – nos vos –
— fa — faimes, faisons faites —

DescendantsEdit

Scottish GaelicEdit

NounEdit

faire f (genitive singular faire, plural fairean)

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

Derived termsEdit

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