Learn how to use "faire" + infinitive in French
When you want to say you are having / had / will have [something done] in French, you use the verb faire as follows:
Look at these sentences:
To express to have [something] [done] in French, you use the following pattern:
faire + [infinitive] + [object]
ATTENTION:
If the action done is expressed with a reflexive verb (se couper, se raser...), then the reflexive pronoun will be placed before faire, as such:
se faire + [infinitive] + [object]
Look at these examples:
- Il se rase la barbe ? - Non, il se fait raser la barbe.- He shaves his beard? - No, he has his beard shaved.
-> Remember that reflexive verbs use être as auxiliary in compound tenses.
GRAMMAR JARGON: This structure is called the causative.
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