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Je fais laver la voiture. start learning
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I'm having the car washed. The subject of the sentence makes something happen to the receiver: subject + faire + infinitive + receiver
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Il fait réparer la machine. start learning
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He's having the machine repaired. The subject of the sentence makes something happen to the receiver: subject + faire + infinitive + receiver
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Vas-tu faire désherber le jardin? start learning
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Are you going to have the garden weeded? The subject of the sentence makes something happen to the receiver: subject + faire + infinitive + receiver
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J'ai fait faire un gâteau. start learning
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The subject of the sentence makes something happen to the receiver: subject + faire + infinitive + receiver
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start learning
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The subject makes the agent do something: subject + faire + infinitive + agent
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start learning
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He's making his sister eat. The subject makes the agent do something: subject + faire + infinitive + agent
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Les orages font pleurer mes enfants. start learning
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Storms make my children cry. The subject makes the agent do something: subject + faire + infinitive + agent
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J'ai fait cuisiner André. start learning
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The subject makes the agent do something: subject + faire + infinitive + agent
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Je fais laver la voiture par/à David. start learning
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I'm having David wash the car. The subject has the agent do something to the receiver: subject + faire + infinitive + receiver + par or à* + agent
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Il fait réparer la machine par/à sa sœur. start learning
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He's making his sister repair the machine. The subject has the agent do something to the receiver: subject + faire + infinitive + receiver + par or à* + agent
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Je vais faire faire un gâteau par/à André. start learning
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I'm going to have Andre make a cake. The subject has the agent do something to the receiver: subject + faire + infinitive + receiver + par or à* + agent
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Vas-tu faire examiner les enfants par le/au médecin start learning
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Are you going to have the doctor examine the kids? The subject has the agent do something to the receiver: subject + faire + infinitive + receiver + par or à* + agent
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Je me fais coiffer deux fois par mois. start learning
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I get my hair done twice a month.
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Il se fait apporter le café chaque matin. start learning
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He has his coffee brought every day.
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Vas-tu te faire expliquer le problème? start learning
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Are you going to have someone explain the problem to you.
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J'aimerais me faire faire un soin du visage. start learning
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I'd like to get/have a facial.
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S'est-elle fait expulser? start learning
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start learning
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Fais gaffe, tu vas te faire renvoyer. start learning
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Be careful, you're going to get (yourself) fired.
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Nous nous sommes fait faire un détour par Paris. start learning
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We were made to detour through Paris
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J'espère ne pas me faire échauder. start learning
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I hope I don't burn my fingers.
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Attention, tu pourras te faire mouiller (s'il pleut). start learning
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Careful, you might get wet (if it rains).
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Le chien s'est fait renverser. start learning
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Elle s'est fait tuer (par une infection virale). start learning
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She was killed (by a viral infection).
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Je fais écrire une lettre. > Je la fais écrire. start learning
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I'm having a letter written. > I'm having it written.
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Je fais écrire David. > Je le fais écrire. start learning
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I'm having David write. > I'm having him write.
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Je fais écrire une lettre par David. > Je la lui fais écrire. start learning
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I'm having David write a letter. > I'm having him write it.
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Il fait manger les pommes par sa fille. > Il les lui fait manger. start learning
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He's making his daughter eat the apples. > He's making her eat them.
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Nous faisons visiter la ferme à nos enfants. > Nous la leur faisons visiter. start learning
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We have our children visit the farm. > We have them visit it.
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Je me fais laver les cheveux. > Je me les fais laver. start learning
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I'm having my hair washed. > I'm having it washed.
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Peux-tu te faire faire la robe? > Peux-tu te la faire faire? start learning
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Can you have the dress made? > Can you have it made?
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Il a fait travailler les enfants. > Il les a fait travailler. (not "faits") start learning
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He made the children work. > He made them work. Normally when a compound tense is preceded by a direct object, there needs to be agreement (learn more). However, this is not the case with the causative, which has no direct object agreement.
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J'ai fait étudier Christine. > Je l'ai fait étudier. (not "faite") start learning
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I made Christine study. > I made her study. Normally when a compound tense is preceded by a direct object, there needs to be agreement (learn more). However, this is not the case with the causative, which has no direct object agreement.
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