Questions & Answers about Warum rasiert er sich nicht?
Why is the word sich in this sentence when the English translation just says "shave"?
In English, we just say "shave", but in German, actions related to personal grooming often need a reflexive pronoun. You are literally saying "Why does he not shave himself?" Here, sich is the accusative reflexive pronoun that matches er (he).
Why is nicht at the very end of the sentence?
When negating an entire action, nicht usually goes at the end of the clause. It must always come after the reflexive pronoun. The word order here is the question word (warum), the verb (rasiert), the subject (er), the reflexive pronoun (sich), and finally the negation (nicht).
How would I change this sentence to ask someone "Why don't you shave?"
You need to change the subject to du and use the matching accusative reflexive pronoun, which is dich. The verb also needs the correct ending for du. The question becomes: Warum rasierst du dich nicht?
Is rasieren a regular verb?
Yes, rasieren is a regular (weak) verb. To conjugate it for er, you just take the stem (rasier) and add the standard -t ending to get rasiert.
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