refaire
French
Etymology
Pronunciation
Verb
refaire
- (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)
- (transitive) to remake, to recreate, to make more of, to reproduce
- (transitive) to restore, to renovate, to make (like) brand new
- (pronominal, se refaire) to get reaccustomed to
- (pronominal, 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 | – | – | – | ||||
| 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:
(Christopher Kendris [1995], 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 | – | – | – | ||||
| 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:
(Christopher Kendris [1995], Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81). | |||||||
Derived terms
- refaire le monde
- refaire le portrait
- refaire sa vie
- refaire surface
- se refaire la main
Related terms
Further reading
- “refaire”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012
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 | 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 | — | ||