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Title: Le faire causatif


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Le faire causatif
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The conjugated verb faire an infinitive
indicates someone is making someone do something.
  • Linstitutrice fait travailler les élèves.
  • The teacher makes the children work.
  • Elle les fait lire et écrire.
  • She makes them read and write.

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Faire infinitive can also mean someone has
something done by someone. Par is used to
indicate the person doing the action.
  • Il a fait réparer sa voiture par le méchanicien.
  • He had his car repaired by the mechanic.
  • Elles vont faire construire une maison par un
    nouvel architecte.
  • They are going to have a house built by a new
    architect.

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Faire infinitive can also show something is (or
is not) causing something to happen.
  • La guerre fait souffrir tant de gens.
  • War makes so many people suffer.
  • Le soleil fait fondre la glace.
  • The sun is melting the ice.
  • Le film na pas fait rire ces enfants.
  • The film didnt make these children laugh.

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NOTE There is never agreement with a preceding
direct object in the passé composé with causative
faire.
  • Ce film? Il ne les a pas fait rire.
  • This film? It didnt make them laugh.
  • As-tu vu Amélie? Qui la fait pleurer?
  • Did you see Amelie? Who made her cry?

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NOTE Laisser infinitive means to let someone
do something, to let something happen. There is
only agreement with a preceding direct object if
that object is doing the action of the infinitive.
  • Elle a laissé sortir ses chiens.
  • She let her dogs go out.
  • Elle les a laissés sortir.
  • She let them (her dogs) go out.
  • Elle les a laissé examiner par le vétérinaire.
  • She let the vet examine them.
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