All verbs

/ʁaze/to shaveA2

Family
Group 1 — regular `-er`
Takes
a direct object — Takes a direct object; reflexive for shaving yourself

Build map — what to memorise

These three pieces are learnt; every other tense is built from them.

The nous form
rasons
Presentprésentfollows the rule

Singular — the short stem

ras-+-e -es -e

Presentprésentfollows the rule

Plural — the nous stem

ras-+-ons -ez -ent

Imperfectimparfaitfollows the rule

ras-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient

Present participleparticipe-présentfollows the rule

ras-+-ant

Subjunctivesubjonctif-présentfollows the rule

Built on ils; nous and vous are the imparfait forms

ras-+-e -es -e -ent

Infinitive
raser
Simple futurefutur-simplefollows the rule

raser-+-ai -as -a -ons -ez -ont

Conditionalconditionnel-présentfollows the rule

Futur stem + imparfait endings

raser-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient

Near futurefutur-prochefollows the rule

aller + infinitive

raser

Past participle
rasé

Takes avoir

Passé composépassé-composéfollows the rule

avoir (present) + past participle

rasé

Pluperfectplus-que-parfaitfollows the rule

Auxiliary in the imparfait + past participle

rasé

Conjugation

présent
Ije rase/ʒə ʁaz/I shave
youtu rases/ty ʁaz/you shave
he/sheil rase/il ʁaz/he shaves
wenous rasons/nu ʁazɔ̃/we shave
youvous rasez/vu ʁaze/you shave
theyils rasent/il ʁaz/they shave

Examples

  • Je me rase tous les jours.

    /ʒə mə ʁaz tu le ʒuʁ/

    I shave every day.

  • Il s'est rasé la barbe.

    /il sɛ ʁa.ze la baʁb/

    He shaved his beard off.

  • Je ne me suis pas rasé.

    /ʒə nə mə sɥi pa ʁa.ze/

    I haven't shaved.

Set phrases

  • se raser

    to shave

  • le rasoir

    the razor

Notes

  • It also means to demolish — to raze, the same root as the English word.

  • Informally Ça me rase means "that bores me stiff".