/fa.bʁi.ke/
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to make, to manufacture; to be up to (informal)
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Word origin
From Latin fabricare ('to build, to shape'), from faber ('craftsman'). English 'fabricate' and 'fabric' come from the same noun.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- fabricare
- English cognates
- fabricate, fabric
Grammar
Conjugation
Regular -er conjugation. Pronouns: je, tu, il/elle, nous, vous, ils/elles.
Indicative
| Person | Present | Imperfect | Past historic | Future | Conditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| je | fabrique | fabriquais | fabriquai | fabriquerai | fabriquerais |
| tu | fabriques | fabriquais | fabriquas | fabriqueras | fabriquerais |
| il/elle | fabrique | fabriquait | fabriqua | fabriquera | fabriquerait |
| nous | fabriquons | fabriquions | fabriquâmes | fabriquerons | fabriquerions |
| vous | fabriquez | fabriquiez | fabriquâtes | fabriquerez | fabriqueriez |
| ils/elles | fabriquent | fabriquaient | fabriquèrent | fabriqueront | fabriqueraient |
Subjunctive
| Person | Present | Imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| je | fabrique | fabriquasse |
| tu | fabriques | fabriquasses |
| il/elle | fabrique | fabriquât |
| nous | fabriquions | fabriquassions |
| vous | fabriquiez | fabriquassiez |
| ils/elles | fabriquent | fabriquassent |
Imperative
| Person | Affirmative |
|---|---|
| tu | fabrique |
| nous | fabriquons |
| vous | fabriquez |
Non-finite
- Gerund / present participle
- fabriquant
- Past participle
- fabriqué · fabriquée · fabriqués · fabriquées
Examples
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This factory makes cars.
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They make wooden furniture.
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My father made the table himself.
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She used to make wooden objects at home.
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