Je vais faire relire mon résumé à Marie avant de l’envoyer.

I am going to have Marie reread my summary before sending it.

Breakdown of Je vais faire relire mon résumé à Marie avant de l’envoyer.

• je: I
• Marie: Marie
• mon: my (before a masculine singular noun)
• avant: before

Questions & Answers about Je vais faire relire mon résumé à Marie avant de l’envoyer.

Why is je vais faire relire used here instead of just je relis or je vais relire?

Je vais + infinitive is the near future in French. It means I’m going to ...

So:

• je relis = I reread / I am rereading
• je vais relire = I’m going to reread
• je vais faire relire = I’m going to have someone reread / proofread

The extra verb faire changes the meaning a lot. It introduces the idea of causing someone else to do the action.

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What does faire relire mean exactly?

Faire + infinitive is a very common French structure called the causative. It means to make / have someone do something.

So:

• relire = to reread
• faire relire = to have someone reread

In this sentence, Je vais faire relire mon résumé à Marie means I’m going to have Marie reread my summary.

In natural English, that often becomes I’m going to have Marie proofread my summary.

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Why is it à Marie and not par Marie?