Meaning · verb
to do; make
- to do
- to make
- to cause
In a sentence
Che fai stasera dopo il lavoro?
What are you doing tonight after work?
Ho fatto una torta per mia sorella.
I made a cake for my sister.
Questo freddo mi fa male alle mani.
This cold hurts my hands.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| fare | infinitive |
| facciamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| faccio | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| fate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| fai | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| fanno | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| fa | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| facevamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| facevo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| facevate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| facevi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| facevano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| faceva | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| facemmo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| feci | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| faceste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| facesti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| fecero | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| fece | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| faremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| farò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| farete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| farai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| faranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| farà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| facciamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| faccia | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| facciate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| faccia | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| facciano | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| faccia | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| facessimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| facessi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| faceste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| facessi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| facessero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| facesse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| faremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| farei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| fareste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| faresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| farebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| farebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| facciamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| fate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| fai | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| facendo | gerund |
| fatto | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Use fare for very many actions: fare una domanda, fare colazione, fare sport. English often uses different verbs where Italian prefers fare.
- With weather and time, fare is standard: fa caldo, fa freddo, fa tardi. Don’t translate these with essere.
- Passato prossimo usually takes avere: ho fatto. In causative fare + infinitive, the past participle stays invariable with a following infinitive.
- present: faccio, fai, fa, facciamo, fate, fanno
- past participle fatto