fazer

Etymology

From Latin facere; compare Spanish hacer.

Verb

fazer (Latin spelling)

1. to make
2. to do

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

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /fa.ˈze(ʁ)/
  • (Paulista) IPA^(key): [fa.ˈze(ɹ)], [fa.ˈze(ɾ)]
  • (South Brazil) IPA^(key): [fa.ˈze(ɻ)], [fa.ˈze(ɾ)]
  • (Mineiro) IPA^(key): [fa.ze(h)]
• (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