Ladino

Verb

fazer ‎(Latin spelling)

1. to make
2. to do

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Portuguese fazer, from Latin facere, present active infinitive of faciō ‎(“I do; I make”), from Proto-Italic *fakiō, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- ‎(“to put, place, set”).

Pronunciation

• (Paulista) IPA^(key): /fa.ˈze(ɹ)/
• (South Brazil) IPA^(key): /fa.ˈze(ɻ)/, /fa.ˈze(ɾ)/
• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /fɐ.ˈzeɾ/
• Hyphenation: fa‧zer

Verb

fazer ‎(first-person singular present indicative faço, past participle feito)

1. (transitive) to make; to create; to produce

   A minha mãe fez este vestido para mim.‎

   My mother made this dress for me.

2. (transitive) to do; to execute; to perform

   Aquele homem fez um crime terrível.‎

   That man committed a horrible crime.

   Eu respondi, fazendo um gesto afirmativo.‎

   I answered, making an affirmative gesture.

3. (transitive, auxiliary with a verb in the impersonal infinitive as the second object) to cause to; to make

   A explosão fez cair alguns prédios.‎

   The explosion caused some buildings to fall.

4. (takes a reflexive pronoun, transitive with de) to play; to pretend to be

   Eu me fiz de João, a minha irmã fez-se de Maria.‎

   I played Hansel, my sister played Gretel.

5. (transitive) to arrange; to clean up; to tidy

   Já fiz a cama hoje.‎

   I already made the bed today.

6. (transitive) to cook; to prepare; to fix

   Nós fizemos o almoço juntos!‎

   We prepared dinner together!

7. (transitive) to turn; to reach an age; to have a birthday

   Os gêmeos fizeram quinze anos mês passado.‎

   The twins turned fifteen last month.

8. (ditransitive, with the indirect object taking por) to sell for a given price (usually to make cheaper in a bargain)

   Se você comprar dois, faço por trinta dólares.‎

   If you buy two, I can sell them for thirty dollars.

9. (transitive, impersonal) to pass (said of time)

   Faz duas horas que meu tio chegou.‎

   Two hours have passed since my uncle arrived.

10. (transitive, impersonal) to be; to occur (said of a weather phenomenon)

    Aqui sempre faz sol.‎

    It’s always sunny here.

11. first-person singular (eu) personal infinitive of fazer
12. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) personal infinitive of fazer

Quotations

For usage examples of this term, see Citations:fazer.

Usage notes

When related to weather or passage of time, the verb fazer is impersonal, therefore cannot take a subject. It is also not inflected to number or person: it is always used in the singular third-person form:

• Faz duas horas. — “Two hours have passed.”
• Faz três segundos. — “Three seconds have passed.”
• Faz cinquenta anos. — “Fifty years have passed.”

If not impersonal, it is conjugated normally.

Conjugation

Synonyms

• (to create): criar, gerar, produzir
• (to perform): praticar
• (to cook): cozinhar
• (to arrange): arrumar

Derived terms

• fazer a barba
• fazer das tripas coração
• fazer fita
• fazer pouco
• não fazer por menos