Oxford Latin Dictionary
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facere to make
facere is a Latin Verb that primarily means to make.
Definitions for facere
Wheelock's Latin
Verb
- 1
to make, do, accomplish
- 2
In compounds, the -a- becomes -i-, -ficiō: cōn-ficiō, per-ficiō, etc.
English derivatives:
facile fact faction factotum facsimilefaculty fashion feasible feat
Oxford Latin Dictionary
Verb
- 1
To make, build, construct (from parts, raw materials, etc.); to cause to be made, have made; (for manu ~ere see MANVS, also MANVFACTVS). (B) to make by laying out, organizing, etc.
- 2
To produce by growth; to bring forth (young). (b) to let grow (on the body or sim.), put on. (c) to make, produce (excreta).
- 3
To bring into existence, make, create; to make by training, altering the condition of a thing, etc. (b) to create (mil. forces, institutions, etc.).
- 4
To operate on, prepare, 'do'; to work (metal). (b) (math) in se ~ere, to square.
- 5
To write, compose (literary works); to draw up (documents). (b) to write, put (letters, words). (c) to form (one word from another); (of a word) to make (an inflexional form).
Sentences with facere
Latin to English
Vōbīs dīcēmus cūr mīles hoc fēcerit (faciat).Compare We shall tell you (pl.) why the soldier did (does) this.
Haec cupimus ut vītam pulchriōrem agāmus; nam pecūnia sōla et imperium possunt hominēs dūrōs facere, ut fēlicēs nōn sint.Compare These things we desire so that we may live a finer life; for money alone and power can make men harsh, so that they are not happy.
Tē rogō ut hoc faciās.Compare I ask you to do this.
Māvult haec sapientius facere nē hanc quidem occasiōnem āmittat.Compare He prefers to do these things more wisely so that he may not lose this occasion at least.
Ego tu non demens puto, qui hic audeo primum facio, deinde confiteor?Compare Shall I not deem you mad, you who have dared first to do, then to confess this?
Bene facio, inquam, et cedo.Compare You do well, he says, and I will yield.
Aio, quum hic facio, civitas sui consulo.Compare He says that, when he does this, he consults the interest of the state.
Pax cum victus facio; socius deinde duco, quum Africus bellum urgeo.Compare We made peace with them when conquered; we afterwards considered them as allies, when they were hard pressed by the African war.
Conjugation table for facere
Cactus2000
| ACTIVE | |
| Indicative present | Indicative imperfect |
| faciō facis facit facimus facitis faciunt | faciēbam faciēbās faciēbat faciēbāmus faciēbātis faciēbant |
| Indicative perfect | Indicative pluperfect |
| fēcī fēcistī fēcit fēcimus fēcistis fēcērunt / fēcēre | fēceram fēcerās fēcerat fēcerāmus fēcerātis fēcerant |
| Indicative future | Indicative future perfect |
| faciam faciēs faciet faciēmus faciētis facient | fēcerō fēceris fēcerit fēcerimus fēceritis fēcerint |
| Subjunctive present | Subjunctive imperfect |
| faciam faciās faciat faciāmus faciātis faciant | facerem facerēs faceret facerēmus facerētis facerent |
| Subjunctive perfect | Subjunctive pluperfect |
| fēcerim fēceris fēcerit fēcerimus fēceritis fēcerint | fēcissem fēcissēs fēcisset fēcissēmus fēcissētis fēcissent |
Infinitive present facere Infinitive perfect fēcisse Infinitive future factūrum esse | Imperative present fac facite Imperative future facitō facitō facitōte faciuntō |
| PASSIVE | |
| Indicative present | Indicative imperfect |
| fīō fīs fit fīmus fītis fīunt | fīēbam fīēbās fīēbat fīēbāmus fīēbātis fīēbant |
| Indicative perfect | Indicative pluperfect |
| factus sum factus es factus est factī sumus factī estis factī sunt | factus eram factus erās factus erat factī erāmus factī erātis factī erant |
| Indicative future | Indicative future perfect |
| fīam fīēs fīet fīēmus fīētis fīent | factus erō factus eris factus erit factī erimus factī eritis factī erunt |
| Subjunctive present | Subjunctive imperfect |
| fīam fīās fīat fīāmus fīātis fīant | fierem fierēs fieret fierēmus fierētis fierent |
| Subjunctive perfect | Subjunctive pluperfect |
| factus sim factus sīs factus sit factī sīmus factī sītis factī sint | factus essem factus essēs factus esset factī essēmus factī essētis factī essent |
Infinitive present fierī Infinitive perfect factum esse Infinitive future factum īrī | Imperative present fī fīte Imperative future fītō fītō - fīuntō |
| PARTICIPLE | ||
| Participle present active | ||
| Nom. | faciēns | facientēs |
| Gen. | facientis | facientium |
| Dat. | facientī | facientibus |
| Acc. | facientem | facientēs |
| Abl. | faciente | facientibus |
| Participle future active | ||
| Nom. | factūrus | factūrī |
| Gen. | factūrī | factūrōrum |
| Dat. | factūrō | factūrīs |
| Acc. | factūrum | factūrōs |
| Abl. | factūrō | factūrīs |
| Participle perfect passive | ||
| Nom. | factus | factī |
| Gen. | factī | factōrum |
| Dat. | factō | factīs |
| Acc. | factum | factōs |
| Abl. | factō | factīs |
| Gerundive | ||
| Nom. | faciendus | faciendī |
| Gen. | faciendī | faciendōrum |
| Dat. | faciendō | faciendīs |
| Acc. | faciendum | faciendōs |
| Abl. | faciendō | faciendīs |
| Gerund | Supine | |
| Nom. | facere | factum |
| Gen. | faciendī | factū |
| Dat. | faciendō | |
| Acc. | faciendum | |
| Abl. | faciendō | |
Data sources
Notes
- Definitions
- Frederick M. Wheelock, Wheelock's Latin, 6th ed., rev. Richard A. LaFleur (New York, NY: HarperCollins Publishers, 2005): 64.
- P. G. W. Glare, Oxford Latin Dictionary, Vols. 1-8 (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1982): 668.
- Word frequencies
- Christopher Francese, "Latin Core Vocabulary," Dickinson College Commentaries, last modified 2014, http://dcc.dickinson.edu.
- Paul B. Diederich, The Frequency of Latin Words and Their Endings, PhD diss., (Columbia University, 1939).
- Louis Delatte, Suzanne Govaerts, Joseph Denooz, and Etienne Evrard, Dictionnaire fréquentiel et index inverse de la langue latine [Frequency Dictionary and Inverse Index of the Latin Language] (Liège, Belgium: Laboratoire d'analyse statistique des langues anciennes de l'Université de Liège [L.A.S.L.A.], 1981): 119.
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Citation
Chicago (17th ed.)
Allo Contributors. "faciō, facere, fēcī, factum (v.) - Latin Word Definition." Allo Latin Dictionary. Last modified . Accessed November 22, 2024. http://ancientlanguages.org/latin/dictionary/facio-facere-feci-factum.
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Wheelock's Latin
Wheelock, Wheelock's Latin, 64.faciō, facere, fēcī, factum on page 64
