fazer

From Latin facere; compare Spanish hacer.

fazer (Latin spelling)

1. to make
2. to do

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”).

• (Brazil)
  • (Carioca) 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

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

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

      A minha mãe fez este vestido para mim.

      My mother made this dress for me.

      Synonyms: produzir, confeccionar

   2. 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 by making an affirmative gesture.

      Synonyms: executar, realizar, praticar

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

      A explosão fez cair alguns prédios.

      The explosion made some buildings fall.

   4. to arrange; to clean up; to tidy

      Já fiz a cama hoje.

      I've already made my bed today.

      Synonyms: arrumar, organizar

   5. to cook; to prepare (e.g. food)

      Nós fizemos o almoço juntos!

      We made dinner together!

      Synonyms: preparar, cozinhar

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

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

   I played Hansel, my sister played Gretel.

   fazer-se de bobo

   to play the fool

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

   Os gêmeos fizeram quinze anos no mês passado.

   The twins turned fifteen last month.

   Synonym: completar

4. (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.

5. (transitive) to attend a course (academic or not)

   Faço inglês.

   I take an English course.

   Synonym: cursar

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

   Faz duas horas que meu tio chegou.

   Two hours have passed since my uncle arrived.

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

   Aqui faz sempre sol.

   It’s always sunny here.

When related to weather or passage of time, the verb fazer is impersonal in standard usage, therefore cannot take a subject. It is also not inflected to number or person: it is 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. This so happens as the singular third-person neutral is conjugated for without an accompanying pronoun. (For the demonstrative counterparts, see isto and aquilo)

For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:fazer.

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