FRENCH NOTE 41
VERB + ANOTHER VERB IN INFINITIVE FORM
11. ENVOYER QQN FAIRE QQCH - SEND SOME ONE TO DO SOMETHING
Elle envoie son mari chercher sa mère à la gare.
She sends her husband to the station to fetch her mother.
Envoyer promener / balader qqn - to dismiss someone summarily
Cet homme me dérange toujours . J'ai envie de l'envoyer promener.
This man disturbs me always . I feel like dismissing him.
12. ESPÉRER FAIRE QQCH - HOPE TO DO SOMETHING
" Espérer " is a transitive verb.
Elle espère achever cette tâche bientôt .
She hopes to finish this task soon.
13. ÊTRE CENSÉ FAIRE QQCH - TO BE SUPPOSED TO DO SOMETHING
Pierre est censé venir chez moi à 16 heures . Il n'est pas encore venu.
Peter is supposed to come here by 16 hours. He hasn't yet come.
14. FAIRE FAIRE QQCH - TO GET SOMETHING DONE
Remember " faire " is a very important and frequently used French verb. I may have to write at least ten notes on this verb, which I will in due course . Here , I am confining myself to its use when followed by another verb in infinitive form
Il fait construire un grand bâtiment près du lac.
He gets built a big building near the lake.
"Faire +infinitive of another verb " has special / idiomatic sense depending upon the verb which it follows . I am giving you a small list of such expressions.
Faire aller à la rame - to row
Faire accepter une idée à qqn - to sell somebody an idea
Faire accepter à qqn - put across to somebody
Faire accorder -to reconcile
Faire affaire avec - make a bargain with
Faire aimer - to endear
Faire basculer - to topple over
Faire baisser les prix - to depress the prices
Faire bien comprendre à qqn - to impress on some one
Faire bouger - to dislodge
Faire chavirer - to capsize
Faire comprendre qqch à qqn- bring home something to somebody
Faire claquer ses doigts - Snap one's finger
Faire cuire - to cook
Once again I am telling you that I shall prepare several notes on this verb to bring out all the nuances of its usage.
14. FALLOIR - TO BE NECESSARY
Remember this verb is used only in third person singular in an impersonal way.
"Il faut + infinitive of a verb " expresses obligation.
Il faut préparer bien pour l'examen .
It is necessary to prepare well for the examination .
Il faut faire du sport pour avoir une bonne santé .
One should play some game for good health.
Later , I shall deal with other expressions involving " falloir "
15. LAISSER FAIRE QQCH - LET DO SOMETHING
Je le laisse lire ce livre.
I let him read this book.
Je lui laisse lire ce livre.
I let him read this book.
Both the constructions are allowed . You may use le, la , les or lui, leur. But the current preference is for the use of " le, la, les ".
That is all for now.
In the next note, I shall take up five more verbs which precede another verb in infinitive form directly without a preposition coming between them.
Sayee Jayaraman
27/01/2015
13/02/2015
VERB + ANOTHER VERB IN INFINITIVE FORM
11. ENVOYER QQN FAIRE QQCH - SEND SOME ONE TO DO SOMETHING
Elle envoie son mari chercher sa mère à la gare.
She sends her husband to the station to fetch her mother.
Envoyer promener / balader qqn - to dismiss someone summarily
Cet homme me dérange toujours . J'ai envie de l'envoyer promener.
This man disturbs me always . I feel like dismissing him.
12. ESPÉRER FAIRE QQCH - HOPE TO DO SOMETHING
" Espérer " is a transitive verb.
Elle espère achever cette tâche bientôt .
She hopes to finish this task soon.
13. ÊTRE CENSÉ FAIRE QQCH - TO BE SUPPOSED TO DO SOMETHING
Pierre est censé venir chez moi à 16 heures . Il n'est pas encore venu.
Peter is supposed to come here by 16 hours. He hasn't yet come.
14. FAIRE FAIRE QQCH - TO GET SOMETHING DONE
Remember " faire " is a very important and frequently used French verb. I may have to write at least ten notes on this verb, which I will in due course . Here , I am confining myself to its use when followed by another verb in infinitive form
Il fait construire un grand bâtiment près du lac.
He gets built a big building near the lake.
"Faire +infinitive of another verb " has special / idiomatic sense depending upon the verb which it follows . I am giving you a small list of such expressions.
Faire aller à la rame - to row
Faire accepter une idée à qqn - to sell somebody an idea
Faire accepter à qqn - put across to somebody
Faire accorder -to reconcile
Faire affaire avec - make a bargain with
Faire aimer - to endear
Faire basculer - to topple over
Faire baisser les prix - to depress the prices
Faire bien comprendre à qqn - to impress on some one
Faire bouger - to dislodge
Faire chavirer - to capsize
Faire comprendre qqch à qqn- bring home something to somebody
Faire claquer ses doigts - Snap one's finger
Faire cuire - to cook
Once again I am telling you that I shall prepare several notes on this verb to bring out all the nuances of its usage.
14. FALLOIR - TO BE NECESSARY
Remember this verb is used only in third person singular in an impersonal way.
"Il faut + infinitive of a verb " expresses obligation.
Il faut préparer bien pour l'examen .
It is necessary to prepare well for the examination .
Il faut faire du sport pour avoir une bonne santé .
One should play some game for good health.
Later , I shall deal with other expressions involving " falloir "
15. LAISSER FAIRE QQCH - LET DO SOMETHING
Je le laisse lire ce livre.
I let him read this book.
Je lui laisse lire ce livre.
I let him read this book.
Both the constructions are allowed . You may use le, la , les or lui, leur. But the current preference is for the use of " le, la, les ".
That is all for now.
In the next note, I shall take up five more verbs which precede another verb in infinitive form directly without a preposition coming between them.
Sayee Jayaraman
27/01/2015
13/02/2015
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