dondondonki0390

[jaunty tusk]

Please be patient

Our volunteers look into many questions every day; sometimes it takes them a little while to answer.

Pro tip: you can rename the thread title with `.tr <thread name>`

Make it descriptive, including relevant context, but also to the point. This way you improve your chances of getting a more relevant and specific answer.

[keen sleet]

(1) Because it's already been mentioned so it can be replaced since « faire » can cover any verb.
(2) Not stress, just an object pronoun.

[livid kestrel]

can you send me the article on the function of faire that covers any verb please? I want to know more on this concept.

[keen sleet]

It's not really a function but more just meaning. Since « faire » means the act of performing something and verbs describe people performing something, you can think of « faire » as a sort of umbrella verb

[livid kestrel]

What is an umbrella verb?

[keen sleet]

covers everything

It's hard to explain but it's like a convergence of meaning, I guess?

For example, « marcher, penser, parler » can be understood as performing the action of walking, thinking, and speaking, and « faire » is the act of performing, so we're just taking the focus away from the specific action and more on it being performed

[livid kestrel]

Ohhh

I get it now