Can someone please explain to me the difference between the futur and the futur causitive(sp?)
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I think I got it but why do you say I got my hair cut. Je me suis fait couper Les cheveux? Why do you use me suis?
The futur in French is quite like the Future in English. It refers to an event that "will" or "shall" take place.
If you mean "faire causative" which is what your example looks like:
Faire + an infinitive is called the "faire causative." It translates to "have something done by someone or cause something to be done by someone," or "to cause someone to do something."
The verb "faire" can be used in any tense.
Your example uses "se faire + infinitive" to indicate something a person or thing has done to him/herself.
Example: Elle s'est fait faire une robe. = She had a dress made (for herself).
And sometimes this construction is used when something has happened inadvertently.
Example: Ses parents se sont fait écraser par un camion. = His parents got themselves run over by a truck.
In your example "se faire" becomes a prenominal verb (reflexive) and requires être in the passé composé = s "I got my hair cut" means someone else did it for me.
Hopefully, this is the explanation you need.
Sra (aka Mme)
If you mean "faire causative" which is what your example looks like:
Faire + an infinitive is called the "faire causative." It translates to "have something done by someone or cause something to be done by someone," or "to cause someone to do something."
The verb "faire" can be used in any tense.
Your example uses "se faire + infinitive" to indicate something a person or thing has done to him/herself.
Example: Elle s'est fait faire une robe. = She had a dress made (for herself).
And sometimes this construction is used when something has happened inadvertently.
Example: Ses parents se sont fait écraser par un camion. = His parents got themselves run over by a truck.
In your example "se faire" becomes a prenominal verb (reflexive) and requires être in the passé composé = s "I got my hair cut" means someone else did it for me.
Hopefully, this is the explanation you need.
Sra (aka Mme)
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