Can someone explain "Faccio" to me
Can someone explain "Faccio" to me

nicholaspastore
January 23, 2017

Lucia - Rocket Languages Tutor
January 23, 2017
Hi nicholaspastore,
Faccio is a conjugation of fare which means I do, so it's an irregular verb. Here's the complete present tense conjugation:
Io faccio
Tu fai
Egli/lui/ella/lei fa
Noi facciamo
Voi fate
Essi/loro fanno
Hope this helps!
Lucia
Faccio is a conjugation of fare which means I do, so it's an irregular verb. Here's the complete present tense conjugation:
Io faccio
Tu fai
Egli/lui/ella/lei fa
Noi facciamo
Voi fate
Essi/loro fanno
Hope this helps!
Lucia

drewster
January 23, 2017
The other thing is that fare is used with a lot of idions, things that don't translate literally to English. e.g.
Che tempo fa? - What's the weather like?
fare il biglietto - to buy a ticket (not make one)
Etc.
Lucia, What are egli, ella & essi? I haven't come across those?
Cheers,
Drew
Che tempo fa? - What's the weather like?
fare il biglietto - to buy a ticket (not make one)
Etc.
Lucia, What are egli, ella & essi? I haven't come across those?
Cheers,
Drew

Lucia - Rocket Languages Tutor
January 23, 2017
Hi Drew,
They are the literary forms for lui, lei and loro. Nowadays they are only found in school books when listing conjugations. They are almost nonexistent in the spoken language (you might hear essi, but not the other forms), and are rare in the written language, to the point that saying or writing ella legge, instead of lei legge, is considered old-fashioned. You might stumble upon them in poetry though!
Lucia
They are the literary forms for lui, lei and loro. Nowadays they are only found in school books when listing conjugations. They are almost nonexistent in the spoken language (you might hear essi, but not the other forms), and are rare in the written language, to the point that saying or writing ella legge, instead of lei legge, is considered old-fashioned. You might stumble upon them in poetry though!
Lucia

drewster
January 23, 2017
Hi Lucia,
Thanks, that makes me feel better (as to why I haven't seen them before)! But are there literary forms of other words too?
Cheers,
Drew
Thanks, that makes me feel better (as to why I haven't seen them before)! But are there literary forms of other words too?
Cheers,
Drew

Lucia - Rocket Languages Tutor
January 23, 2017
No, there's only one form for io, tu, noi and voi!
Lucia
Lucia