far + Infinitive
Making Something Happen
Put far right before the infinitive, and the person or thing that acts after it.
How It Works
| Occitan | English |
|---|---|
| fa venir lo mètge | has the doctor come |
| fa cantar los dròlles | makes the children sing |
| fa reparar la veitura | has the car repaired |
| faguèt venir Joan | had Joan come |
The infinitive stays next to far. Do not put the noun between them: fasèm venir un mètge, not fasèm un mètge venir.
The person who does the action is not always named. Fasèm reparar la veitura does not say who repairs the car.
Far carries the tense, and the infinitive never changes: fasèm venir (present), faguèri venir (simple past), farai venir (future).
Examples (4)
- Fasèm venir un mètge.
We send for a doctor.
Fasèm venir: far plus the infinitive venir.
- Maria fa cantar los dròlles.
Maria makes the children sing.
The children come after the infinitive.
- Faguèri venir Joan de Tolosa.
I had Joan come from Toulouse.
Faguèri carries the past tense.
- Fasèm reparar la veitura.
We have the car repaired.
The person who repairs it is not named.
Common Mistakes
Putting the noun between far and the infinitive.
Fasèm un mètge venir.Fasèm venir un mètge.The infinitive comes right after far.
How It Connects
Learn This First
Far plus an infinitive uses far and the pattern of a verb followed by an infinitive, so those come first.
Related Patterns
- daissar + InfinitiveLetting Someone Do
Daissar followed by an infinitive means to let.
Level 4 - veire, ausir + InfinitiveSeeing and Hearing Someone Do
Veire and ausir also take an infinitive.
Level 4 - The Infinitive
The infinitive is the form after far.
Level 1 - poder, voler, saber, dever + InfinitiveVerbs Followed by an Infinitive
Other verbs that take an infinitive directly.
Level 2
Words in This Pattern
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