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Essential French Expression
| Meaning | to be part of, belong to | |
| Literally | to make part of | |
| Register | normal | |
| Pronunciation | [fehr pahr tee deuh] | |
| IPA | [fɛʁ paʁ ti də] | |
Usage notes: Faire partie de is an incredibly useful French expression that you’ll hear and use all the time. It means "to be part of" or "to belong to," similar to appartenir à but less, well, possessive. It can be used with both people and things.
Par exemple…
| Ce programme fait partie d’une série fascinante. | This program is part of a fascinating series. | |
| Ça fait partie de notre routine quotidienne. | That’s part of our daily routine. | |
| Je ne fais pas partie de ce groupe. | I don’t belong to that group. |
Note that while faire must be conjugated according to the subject, the noun partie is invariable in this expression – it’s always singular, even when the subject is plural.
| Ces ninjas font partie d’un groupe dangereux. | These ninjas belong to a dangerous group. | |
| Elles veulent faire partie de notre club. | They want to be part of our club. |
Don’t confuse faire partie with faire part; the latter means "to inform":
| Qui va faire part de cette décision au président ? | Who is going to inform the president about this decision? |
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