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faire

"faire" means "to do, to make" in French. It is number 51 on the frequency list, in A1 (verb).

Meaning

to do, to make

IPA

/fɛʁ/

Forms in this course

fait, fais, font, fera, faisait, ferai

Level

A1

Practice this word

Updated October 21, 2026

Example sentences

• Au fait.
  In fact.
  Tatoeba: sacredceltic / eadbannon
• Si fait.
  If completed.
  Tatoeba: sacredceltic / Eccles17
• Bien fait.
  It serves you right.
  Tatoeba: sicerabibax / CK

Learned together

In the course, "faire" is in the same group as these words. You master them as a set.

• être to be
• avoir to have
• aller to go
• savoir to know
• vouloir to want, wish, desire
• dire to say, to tell
• pouvoir can, to be able to
• voir to see
• falloir to be necessary, must (il faut)

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