2013年意语语法学习必备：详解动词Fare[1]

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If essere is the Swiss army knife of verbs, then fare is the all-in-one, handy-dandy kitchen appliance. The verb fare expresses the basic idea of doing or making, as in fare gli esercizi (to do the exercises) and fare il letto (to make the bed), but it is also used in many idioms).

IDIOMATIC EXPRESSIONS WITH FARE

fare i compiti

to do one's homework

fare il biglietto

to purchase a ticket

fare la fila/la coda stand

on line/wait on line

fare la spesa

to go grocery shopping

fare le spese

to go shopping

fare forca

to play hooky

fare vedere

to show someone something

fare una domanda

to ask a question

fare una fotografia

to take a picture

fare una passeggiata

to take a walk

fare colazione

to have breakfast

fare un viaggio

to take a trip

fare un capello in quattro

to split hairs

farsi la barba

to shave

farsi coraggio

to take heart

fare castelli in aria

to daydream

fare fingere

to pretend, make believe

fare male

to be painful, to ache

farsi in la

to step to one side

fare di tutto

to do everything possible

fare del proprio meglio

to do one's best

farsi degli amici

to make friends

fare alla romana

to split the check

fare il pieno

to fill up the gas tank

fare passare

to let through

Note that the infinitive fare is frequently abbreviated to far before a consonant. For example, you may say far colazione, far male, far torto. Fare is also used in many expressions relating to the weather (note that in the following translations, "it" is an impersonal subject and does not have an equivalent in Italian):

Che tempo fa? (How is the weather?)

Fa bel tempo. (The weather is nice.)

Fa cattivo tempo. (The weather is bad.)

Ha fatto caldo. (It has been warm.)

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