How to Conjugate 'Raser' (to Shave)

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Updated February 06, 2019

The French verb raser means "to shave," but it specifically refers to shaving someone else. To say you're shaving yourself, you'd use the reflexive se raser.

How to Conjugate Raser

Raser is a regular -er verb, which makes learning to conjugate it very simple. Remove the infinitive ending from the verb to determine the stem, which in this case is ras-. You complete the conjugation by adding the ending appropriate of the subject pronoun and the tense in use. See the tables below for simple conjugations of raser.

	Present	Future	Imperfect	Present participle
je	rase	raserai	rasais	rasant
tu	rases	raseras	rasais
il	rase	rasera	rasait
nous	rasons	raserons	rasions
vous	rasez	raserez	rasiez
ils	rasent	raseront	rasaient

	Subjunctive	Conditional	Passé simple	Imperfect subjunctive
je	rase	raserais	rasai	rasasse
tu	rases	raserais	rasas	rasasses
il	rase	raserait	rasa	rasât
nous	rasions	raserions	rasâmes	rasassions
vous	rasiez	raseriez	rasâtes	rasassiez
ils	rasent	raseraient	rasèrent	rasassent

Imperative
(tu)	rase
(nous)	rasons
(vous)	rasez

How to Use Raser in the Past Tense

The most common way to use a verb in the past tense is to use the passé composé. This compound tense requires an auxiliary verb and a past participle to form the conjugation. Raser requires the auxiliary verb avoir and the past participle rasé. However, when using the reflexive se raser, the auxiliary verb is être (all reflexive verbs use être when forming the passé composé).

For example:

L'infirmière lui a rasé.
The nurse shaved him.

Il s'est rasé avant le diner.
He shaved before dinner.