No. 3,518 in French
faites
"Faites" means "do" or "make" (second person plural/formal imperative of "faire").
In a sentence
Faites attention à la circulation.
Pay attention to the traffic.
The word 'faites' is used as the imperative form of the verb 'faire', commanding attention.
Faites-moi savoir si vous êtes disponible.
Let me know if you are available.
Here, 'faites' is part of an imperative request encouraging communication.
Si vous faites des erreurs, ce n'est pas grave.
If you make mistakes, it's not a problem.
In this example, 'faites' is used as the indicative present tense form of the verb 'faire' subject to 'vous'.
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