2.10: Struttura - Il verbo fare

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Obiettivi

In this section, you will learn about the verb fare.

Studiamo !

The verb Fare can translate into English in different ways depending on the context. It can mean: "to do"; "to make"; "to be" (weather); "to equal" (math); "to go", and more.

Here is how we conjugate fare in the present tense:

Coniugazione del verbo FARE (to do, to make)
Singolare	Plurale
io faccio	noi facciamo
tu fai	voi fate
lui, lei, Lei fa	loro fanno

(a) Most of the time fare means either "to do" or "to make". Thus, the question Cosa fai ? could mean "What do you do?" or "What do you make?" depending on the context.

Faire can also be used to talk about what someone is doing now or soon, and what work people do in general. For example:

— Cosa fai questo weekend? (What are you doing this week-end?)
— Lavoro al ristorante. (I am working at the restaurant.)

— Che fa tuo padre? (What does your father do?)
— È ingegnere (He's an engineer.)

Below is a summary of different ways to use faire, followed by a list of common and useful expressions with fare.

(b) The verb fare can be used to talk about the weather.

— Che tempo fa? (What's the weather like?)
— Fa caldo ! (It's hot!)

Facciamo sci d'acqua al lago. (We go water skiing at the lake.)

Facciamo un pisolino alle 2h. (We take a nap at 2 o'clock.)

Faccio matematetica per essere uno scienziato. (I am studying math in order to be a scientist.)

There are numerous activities that are said in the form of an expression with fare rather than with a single verb. In English we often use expressions with the verb to go in a similar way (to go dancing, to go shopping, etc.), but there are numerous translations of fare.

Expressioni con FARE
Francese	Italiano
Fare attenzione a	to pay attention (to)
Fare un pisolino	to take a nap
Fare una festa	to party
Fare da mangiare	to cook
Fare la conoscenza...	to meet....for the first time
Fare un giro	to go for a walk (drive)
Fare una passeggiata	to go for a walk
Fare un giro in macchina	to go for a (car) ride
Fare una camminata	to go on a hike
Fare delle escursioni	to go on hikes (in general)
Fare un viaggio	to go on a trip
Fare dell'esercizio	to exercise, to work out
Fare una scalata	to go rock climbing
Fare vela	to go sailing
Fare campeggio	to go camping
Fare canoa	to go canoeing
Fare sci	to ski
Fare dello sport	to do sports
Fare ciclismo	to go bike riding
Fare una corsa	to go jogging
Fare ginnastica	to work out
Fare delle compere	to run errands
Fare la spesa	to go grocery shopping
Fare ginnastica artistica	to do gymnastics
Fare winsurf	to windsurf
Fare immersioni subacquee	to scuba-dive
Fare surf	to surf
Fare del volontariato	to do volunteer work

Flashcards

Study the Quizlet vocabulary flashcards. Listen and repeat the Italian pronunciation.

Suggestion: When you don't know the Italian verb for a certain activity, you can always try using fare followed by the name of that activity or words associated with that activity. Am Italian-speaker will gladly help you find the right verb.