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The meaning of the Italian word "fa" and how you use it

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fa
(verb) (sing.) (present) (lui/lei/Lei) to make
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Mio fratello fa i compiti .
My brother does the homeworks.
La nonna fa una torta .
Grandma makes a cake.
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Wonder Woman - Trailer
Come fa una donna a battersi con queste ?
How does a woman fight with these?
An Easter Picnic
Come adesso stiamo cucinando in forno kamado , un forno di circa duemila anni fa .
Just like now we are cooking in a Kamado grill, a stove from about two thousand years ago.
Let's Make a Potion!
che causa l' effervescenza e fa fuoriuscire il liquido .
which causes the fizziness and makes the liquid overflow.
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fa
(verb) (present) (lui/lei/Lei) to do; to take; to perform; to have (a certain action or activity)
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Il papà fa la doccia ogni giorno .
Dad has a shower every day.
Oggi mia sorella fa un esame .
Today, my sister is taking an exam.
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Come vedete , si fa un' addizione ,
As you see, you do an addition,
Days of the Week Nursery Rhyme
Venerdì , un uccellino fa a tutti un bell' inchino .
On Friday, a little bird takes a nice bow to everyone.
Learn the Fruits with Twinkle
La frutta fa molto bene , Twinkle , ed è anche deliziosa .
The fruit is very good for you, Twinkle, and it is also delicious.
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fa
(adverb) ago
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Un anno fa ci siamo conosciuti .
We met one year ago.
Ho smesso di fumare cinque anni fa .
I quit smoking five years ago.
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Creation of Planet Earth
quattro , cinque milioni di anni fa
four, five millions of years ago
A Quick Tour of Bologna - Part 1 of 2
A Bologna , infatti , è nata molti secoli fa la prima università del mondo .
As a matter of fact, many centuries ago the first university in the world was born in Bologna.
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Nonna , nonno è mancato dieci anni fa . Bogdana , Bogdana , puoi portare via la nonna ?
Grandmother, Grandpa died ten years ago. Bogdana, Bogdana, can you take Grandma away?
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fa
(verb) (present) (lui/lei/Lei) to make (causative construction) The causative sentence structure formed by the verb "make" conjugated and followed by an infinitive verb. The subject of the causative sentence causes, demands or allows an action to be performed by others.
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Stare con te mi fa sentire sicuro .
Being with you, makes me feel safe.
Questa storia li fa sempre ridere .
This story always makes them laugh.
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Obesity Is Deadlier than Smoking
Sapete cosa ci fa perdere più anni di vita ?
Do you know what takes us away the most years of our life?
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L' Acca è una lettera che , se messa dopo la G o C , e prima della vocale I o della vocale E , fa prendere alle consonanti un suono duro .
Acca is a letter that, if put after G or C, and before the vowel I or the vowel E, makes the consonants sound hard.
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Il rimorso ci fa piangere e ci fa dire : " Perché l' ho fatto !".
The remorse make us cry and makes us say: "Why I did it!".
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si...fa
(pronominal verb) (present) (lui/lei/Lei) (followed by infinitive verb) Pronominal verb "farsi" followed by an infinitive verb. The verb "farsi" indicates that the the action expressed in the infinitive verb is carried out by the subject. For example, "il freddo si fa sentire", literally would be translated as "the cold is starting to make itself felt".
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Il sole finalmente si fa vedere .
Finally, the sun shows up.
La folla ora si fa sentire .
The crowd is making itself heard.
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"Come Back Home" - Måneskin
Quindi Marlena torna a casa , che il freddo qua si fa sentire .
So Marlena come back home, because it's getting cold here.
"Come Back Home" - Måneskin
Quindi Marlena torna a casa , che il freddo qua si fa sentire .
So Marlena come back home, because it's getting cold here
"Come Back Home" - Måneskin
Quindi Marlena torna a casa , che il freddo qua si fa sentire .
So Marlena come back home, because it's getting cold here.
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