faire comme si

/fɛʁ kɔm si/

verb B1

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present
fait comme si
past
a fait comme si
perfect
fait comme si

Meaning

  1. to act as if

    • Il fait comme si de rien n'était.

      He acts as if nothing happened.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Practice

1 What does faire comme si mean?

2 Fill the gap: Il fait ___ si de rien n'était.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches faire comme si?

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