facere

Facere is a classical Latin verb meaning "to do" or "to make." It is highly productive in Latin, serving as a general verb for action and creation. The form is frequent in literature and everyday prose, and its meaning extends into many idioms and compounds. The root also appears in a wide range of Romance languages and has influenced various English terms related to making or performing actions.

Conjugation and principal parts: Facere belongs to the third conjugation of Latin verbs, of the -io type. The principal parts are facio, facere, feci, factum. In the present active indicative the forms are facio, facis, facit, facimus, facitis, faciunt. The imperfect active is faciebam, faciebas, faciebat, faciebamus, faciebatis, faciebant. The future active is faciam, facies, faciet, faciemus, facietis, facient. The perfect active is feci, fecisti, fecit, fecimus, fecistis, fecerunt. The supine is factum, and the perfect passive participle is factus (facta, factum in agreement).

Usage and syntax: Facere denotes the making or performing of an action and commonly takes a direct object. It appears in a broad range of constructions, including combinations with infinitives or subordinate clauses to express results, purposes, or causation, for example facere ut veniat (to cause him to come) or facere aliquid (to do something).

Etymology and derivatives: Facere is the source of numerous Latin-derived terms in English and other languages. The form fac- serves as a semantic root for words related to making, doing, or producing, and it underlies many compound forms and technical terms across fields such as philosophy, law, and description of processes.