refaire

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French

Etymology

From re- +‎ faire.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʁə.fɛʁ/
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  • Rhymes: -ɛʁ

Verb

refaire

  1. (transitive) to redo, to do over, to do again
    Si c’était à refaire, que ferais-tu différemment ?
    If you had to redo it, what would you do differently?
    • 2018, Zaz, Si c'était à refaire:
      Si c’était à refaire […] je suivrais mes traces dans la poussière.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  2. (transitive) to remake, to recreate, to make more of, to reproduce
  3. (transitive) to restore, to renovate, to make (like) brand new
  4. (takes a reflexive pronoun, se refaire) to get reaccustomed to
  5. (takes a reflexive pronoun, se refaire) to freshen up, to recuperate

Conjugation

Conjugation of refaire (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple refaire
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple refaisant
/ʁə.f(ə).zɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle refait
/ʁə.fɛ/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present refais
/ʁə.fɛ/ 		refais
/ʁə.fɛ/ 		refait
/ʁə.fɛ/ 		refaisons
/ʁə.f(ə).zɔ̃/ 		refaites
/ʁə.fɛt/ 		refont
/ʁə.fɔ̃/
imperfect refaisais
/ʁə.f(ə).zɛ/ 		refaisais
/ʁə.f(ə).zɛ/ 		refaisait
/ʁə.f(ə).zɛ/ 		refaisions
/ʁə.fə.zjɔ̃/ 		refaisiez
/ʁə.fə.zje/ 		refaisaient
/ʁə.f(ə).zɛ/
past historic2 refis
/ʁə.fi/ 		refis
/ʁə.fi/ 		refit
/ʁə.fi/ 		refîmes
/ʁə.fim/ 		refîtes
/ʁə.fit/ 		refirent
/ʁə.fiʁ/
future referai
/ʁə.f(ə).ʁe/ 		referas
/ʁə.f(ə).ʁa/ 		refera
/ʁə.f(ə).ʁa/ 		referons
/ʁə.f(ə).ʁɔ̃/ 		referez
/ʁə.f(ə).ʁe/ 		referont
/ʁə.f(ə).ʁɔ̃/
conditional referais
/ʁə.f(ə).ʁɛ/ 		referais
/ʁə.f(ə).ʁɛ/ 		referait
/ʁə.f(ə).ʁɛ/ 		referions
/ʁə.fə.ʁjɔ̃/ 		referiez
/ʁə.fə.ʁje/ 		referaient
/ʁə.f(ə).ʁɛ/
(compound
tenses) 		present perfect present indicative of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle
past anterior2 past historic of avoir + past participle
future perfect future of avoir + past participle
conditional perfect conditional of avoir + past participle
subjunctive que je (j’) que tu qu’il, qu’elle que nous que vous qu’ils, qu’elles
(simple
tenses) 		present refasse
/ʁə.fas/ 		refasses
/ʁə.fas/ 		refasse
/ʁə.fas/ 		refassions
/ʁə.fa.sjɔ̃/ 		refassiez
/ʁə.fa.sje/ 		refassent
/ʁə.fas/
imperfect2 refisse
/ʁə.fis/ 		refisses
/ʁə.fis/ 		refît
/ʁə.fi/ 		refissions
/ʁə.fi.sjɔ̃/ 		refissiez
/ʁə.fi.sje/ 		refissent
/ʁə.fis/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — refais
/ʁə.fɛ/ 		— refaisons
/ʁə.f(ə).zɔ̃/ 		refaites
/ʁə.fɛt/ 		—
compound — simple imperative of avoir + past participle — simple imperative of avoir + past participle simple imperative of avoir + past participle —
1 The French gerund is usable only with the preposition en.
2 In less formal writing or speech, these tenses may be found to have been replaced in the following way:
  • past historic → present perfect
  • past anterior → pluperfect
  • imperfect subjunctive → present subjunctive
  • pluperfect subjunctive → past subjunctive

(Christopher Kendris , Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81).

Conjugation of se refaire (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple se refaire
compound s'être + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple se refaisant
/sə ʁə.f(ə).zɑ̃/
compound ayant or étant + past participle
past participle refait
/ʁə.fɛ/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present me refais
/mə ʁə.fɛ/ 		te refais
/tə ʁə.fɛ/ 		se refait
/sə ʁə.fɛ/ 		nous refaisons
/nu ʁə.f(ə).zɔ̃/ 		vous refaites
/vu ʁə.fɛt/ 		se refont
/sə ʁə.fɔ̃/
imperfect me refaisais
/mə ʁə.f(ə).zɛ/ 		te refaisais
/tə ʁə.f(ə).zɛ/ 		se refaisait
/sə ʁə.f(ə).zɛ/ 		nous refaisions
/nu ʁə.fə.zjɔ̃/ 		vous refaisiez
/vu ʁə.fə.zje/ 		se refaisaient
/sə ʁə.f(ə).zɛ/
past historic2 me refis
/mə ʁə.fi/ 		te refis
/tə ʁə.fi/ 		se refit
/sə ʁə.fi/ 		nous refîmes
/nu ʁə.fim/ 		vous refîtes
/vu ʁə.fit/ 		se refirent
/sə ʁə.fiʁ/
future me referai
/mə ʁə.f(ə).ʁe/ 		te referas
/tə ʁə.f(ə).ʁa/ 		se refera
/sə ʁə.f(ə).ʁa/ 		nous referons
/nu ʁə.f(ə).ʁɔ̃/ 		vous referez
/vu ʁə.f(ə).ʁe/ 		se referont
/sə ʁə.f(ə).ʁɔ̃/
conditional me referais
/mə ʁə.f(ə).ʁɛ/ 		te referais
/tə ʁə.f(ə).ʁɛ/ 		se referait
/sə ʁə.f(ə).ʁɛ/ 		nous referions
/nu ʁə.fə.ʁjɔ̃/ 		vous referiez
/vu ʁə.fə.ʁje/ 		se referaient
/sə ʁə.f(ə).ʁɛ/
(compound
tenses) 		present perfect present indicative of s'être + past participle
pluperfect imperfect indicative of s'être + past participle
past anterior2 past historic of s'être + past participle
future perfect future of s'être + past participle
conditional perfect conditional of s'être + past participle
subjunctive que je (j’) que tu qu’il, qu’elle que nous que vous qu’ils, qu’elles
(simple
tenses) 		present me refasse
/mə ʁə.fas/ 		te refasses
/tə ʁə.fas/ 		se refasse
/sə ʁə.fas/ 		nous refassions
/nu ʁə.fa.sjɔ̃/ 		vous refassiez
/vu ʁə.fa.sje/ 		se refassent
/sə ʁə.fas/
imperfect2 me refisse
/mə ʁə.fis/ 		te refisses
/tə ʁə.fis/ 		se refît
/sə ʁə.fi/ 		nous refissions
/nu ʁə.fi.sjɔ̃/ 		vous refissiez
/vu ʁə.fi.sje/ 		se refissent
/sə ʁə.fis/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of s'être + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of s'être + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — refais-toi
/ʁə.fɛ.twa/ 		— refaisons-nous
/ʁə.f(ə).zɔ̃.nu/ 		refaites-vous
/ʁə.fɛt.vu/ 		—
compound — simple imperative of s'être + past participle — simple imperative of s'être + past participle simple imperative of s'être + past participle —
1 The French gerund is usable only with the preposition en.
2 In less formal writing or speech, these tenses may be found to have been replaced in the following way:
  • past historic → present perfect
  • past anterior → pluperfect
  • imperfect subjunctive → present subjunctive
  • pluperfect subjunctive → past subjunctive

(Christopher Kendris , Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81).

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Old French

Verb

refaire

  1. to redo; to do again

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a third-group verb. This verb has irregularities in its conjugation. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

    Conjugation of refaire (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
simple compound
infinitive refaire avoir refait
gerund en refaisant gerund of avoir + past participle
present participle refaisant
past participle refait
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu il nos vos il
simple
tenses 		present refaz, refai refais refait refaimes, refaisons refaites refont
imperfect refaisoie, refaiseie refaisoies, refaiseies refaisoit, refaiseit refaisiiens, refaisiens refaisiiez, refaisiez refaisoient, refaiseient
preterite refis refeṣis refist refeṣimes refeṣistes refirent
future referai referas refera referons referoiz, refereiz, referez referont
conditional referoie, refereie referoies, refereies referoit, refereit referiiens, referiens referiiez, referiez referoient, refereient
compound
tenses 		present perfect present tense of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect tense of avoir + past participle
past anterior preterite tense of avoir + past participle
future perfect future tense of avoir + past participle
conditional perfect conditional tense of avoir + past participle
subjunctive que jo que tu qu’il que nos que vos qu’il
simple
tenses 		present reface refaces reface refaciens, refaçons refaciez refacent
imperfect refeṣisse refeṣisses refeṣist refeṣissons, refeṣissiens refeṣissoiz, refeṣissez, refeṣissiez refeṣissent
compound
tenses 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nos vos –
— refa — refaimes, refaisons refaites —

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