far capire

Italian

Etymology

Literally, “to make understand”.

Verb

fàre capire (first-person singular present fàccio capire, first-person singular past historic féci capire, past participle fàtto capire, first-person singular imperfect facévo capire, second-person singular imperative fài capire or fà' capire, auxiliary avére) (transitive)

1. to make (someone) understand; to get across

   fammi capire ― let me understand

   gli ho fatto capire che non ne valeva la pena

   I made him understand that it wasn't worth it

2. to lead (someone) to interpret; to make (someone) believe

   parlando a sproposito, mi fece capire che se la intendeva con la figlia

   speaking out of turn, he led me to believe that he was having an affair with the daughter

3. to hint; to intimate

   Synonyms: suggerire, accennare, insinuare, fare pensare