No. 111 in Portuguese
fez
"Fez" in Portuguese means "did" or "made," as the third-person singular past tense of the verb "fazer."
In a sentence
Ela fez um ótimo trabalho na apresentação.
She did an excellent job on the presentation.
The word 'fez' is used here as the third person singular past tense form of the verb 'fazer', indicating an action completed in the past.
Quem foi que fez o bolo?
Who made the cake?
'Fez' in this question is again the third person singular past tense form of 'fazer', used to ask about who completed the act of making the cake.
Ele fez o que foi pedido, nada mais.
He did what was asked, nothing more.
Here, 'fez' continues to demonstrate its use as the third person singular past tense form of 'fazer', indicating the completion of a request.
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