I cut his hair

Question

I know cortarse is to get a hair cut, but if I wanted to say that I cut someone's hair, the action is no longer reflexive really. Would I say Te corto el pelo?

• Start with "cabello" Welcome Lizz - pacofinkler Mar 13, 2011

Answer 1

You are correct about the verb no longer being reflexive, but your sentence is off. You could say, Lo corté el pelo.

• You could say "le" as well - JulianChivi Mar 13, 2011

Answer 2

Yes you would, but you wouldn't say te. Te refers to you or yours. To say I cut his hair would start with se corto.

• "Se" is a reflexive pronoun. You are no longer making a reflexive statement, so you need an object pronoun. - qfreed Mar 14, 2011