Ho un amico che si rasa a zero i capelli.

Sentence Discussions Italian
#1
English Translation

I have a friend who shaves his head.

Is this using the feminine past participle of radere?
I would have guessed the translation should be “si rade”.

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#2

More simply: rasarsi = radersi

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#3

Ciao. Yes, I would have expected *rade, as rasa seems to be pp as you say.

Ah, Anxos is here. Grazie mille, ma fraid I need a bit of help with *rasarsi. My reliable translator gives “si rade” which I understand more easily.

#4

I know, a bit confusing!

  • si rasa / lui si è rasato / lei si è rasata

  • si rade / lui si è raso / lei si è rasa

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#5

Grazie mille Anxos! It is getting clearer as I type😊

#6

That makes sense, I was looking at the wrong verb.
Interesting that WordReference doesn’t list a reflexive version of the verb rasare (my primary resource). But there are many uses of rasarsi across the Internet and in other dictionaries.
Grazie mille.