Daily Verb Lesson: French for shave oneself is
se raser
The French for shave is the regular ER reflexive verb se raser.To remember this, imagine Razor Ruddock, the boxer, shaves himself and says, "I prefer to be called SIR RAZOR when I shave myself."
Related words include:
- raser (v) : to shave (off); to raze.
- le rasoir (nm) : shaver, razor.
- la crème à raser (nf) : shaving cream.
- ras (adj/adv) : short-haired, very short, shaved/very closely.
The meaning of verbs can change when in the Reflexive. They often show action done to oneself or between each other, and use the Reflexive Pronoun (me, te, se, nous, vous, se). Reflexive verbs also take être in the compound tenses and the Past Participle agrees in number and gender with the subject.
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Imagine Razor Ruddock, the boxer,
shaves himself and says, "I prefer to be called
SIR RAZOR when I shave myself!"
| TENSE | ||||||
| Present Présent shave oneself |
rase | rases | rase | rasons | rasez | rasent |
| Past Imperfect Imparfait shaved oneself |
rasais | rasais | rasait | rasions | rasiez | rasaient |
| Simple Past Passé Simple shaved oneself |
rasai | rasas | rasa | rasâmes | rasâtes | rasèrent |
| Future Futur will shave o/s |
raserai | raseras | rasera | raserons | raserez | raseront |
| Conditional Conditionnel would shave o/s |
raserais | raserais | raserait | raserions | raseriez | raseraient |
| Subjunctive Subjonctif may shave o/s |
rase | rases | rase | rasions | rasiez | rasent |
| Present Perfect Passé Composé have shaved o/s |
me suis rasé(e) |
t'es rasé(e) |
s'est rasé(e) |
nous sommes rasé(e)s |
vous êtes rasé(e)s |
se sont rasé(e)s |
| Past Perfect Plus-que-Parfait had shaved o/s |
m'étais rasé(e) |
t'étais rasé(e) |
s'était rasé(e) |
nous étions rasé(e)s |
vour étiez rasé(e)s |
s'étaient rasé(e)s |
| Future Perfect Futur Antérieur will have shaved o/s |
me serai rasé(e) |
te seras rasé(e) |
se sera rasé(e) |
nous serons rasé(e)s |
vous serez rasé(e)s |
se seront rasé(e)s |
| Conditional Perfect Conditionnel Passé would have shaved o/s |
me serais rasé(e) |
te serais rasé(e) |
se serait rasé(e) |
nous serions rasé(e)s |
vous seriez rasé(e)s | se seraient rasé(e)s |
| Imperative Imperatif shave! |
rase-toi ! | rasons-nous ! | rasez-vous ! | |||
✔ Se raser is a regular ER reflexive verb. There are over 5,000 ER verbs these being the most common verbs in French.
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