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refaire
refaire
French
Verb
refaire
- to redo
- to remake, to make more of
- (reflexive, se refaire) to get reaccustomed to
- (reflexive, se refaire) to freshen up, to recuperate
Conjugation
Conjugation of refaire (see also Appendix:French verbs)
| simple | compound | ||||||
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| infinitive | refaire | avoir refait | |||||
| gerund | en refaisant | en ayant refait | |||||
| present participle | refaisant /ʁə.f(ə).zɑ̃/ |
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| past participle | refait /ʁə.fɛ/ |
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| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | je (j’) | tu | il | nous | vous | ils | |
| 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.f(ə).zjɔ̃/ |
refaisiez /ʁə.f(ə).zje/ |
refaisaient /ʁə.f(ə).zɛ/ |
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| past historic1 | refis /ʁə.fi/ |
refis /ʁə.fi/ |
refit /ʁə.fi/ |
refîmes /ʁə.fim/ |
refîtes /ʁə.fit/ |
refirent /ʁə.fiʁ/ |
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| 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/ |
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| 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/ |
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| compound tenses |
present perfect | Use the present tense of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | Use the imperfect tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| past anterior1 | Use the past historic tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| future perfect | Use the future tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| conditional perfect | Use the conditional tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| subjunctive | que je (j’) | que tu | qu’il | que nous | que vous | qu’ils | |
| simple tenses |
present | refasse /ʁə.fas/ |
refasses /ʁə.fas/ |
refasse /ʁə.fas/ |
refassions /ʁə.fa.sjɔ̃/ |
refassiez /ʁə.fa.sje/ |
refassent /ʁə.fas/ |
| imperfect1 |
refisse /ʁə.fis/ |
refisses /ʁə.fis/ |
refît /ʁə.fi/ |
refissions /ʁə.fi.sjɔ̃/ |
refissiez /ʁə.fi.sje/ |
refissent /ʁə.fis/ |
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| compound tenses |
past | Use the present subjunctive tense of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| pluperfect1 | Use the imperfect subjunctive tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| imperative | – | tu | – | nous | vous | – | |
| — | refais /ʁə.fɛ/ |
— | refaisons /ʁə.f(ə).zɔ̃/ |
refaites /ʁə.fɛt/ |
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Related terms
Anagrams
Old French
Verb
refaire
- 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 | Use the gerund of avoir followed by the 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 | Use the present tense of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | Use the imperfect tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| past anterior | Use the preterite tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| future perfect | Use the future tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| conditional perfect | Use the conditional tense of avoir followed by the 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 | Use the present subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | Use the imperfect subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| imperative | – | tu | – | nos | vos | – | |
| — | refa | — | refaimes, refaisons | refaites | — | ||