<p>If a compound verb form is reflexive, the agreement is <strong>not required</strong> when the reflexive pronoun is an <strong>indirect object</strong> instead of a direct object. Examples:</p>
<div class="conjugation_explanation_example_sentence">Nous nous sommes <strong>fait</strong> une promesse. (<span style="font-style: italic;">We made a promise to each other.</span>)</div>
<div class="conjugation_explanation_example_sentence_note">(If a noun comes after the past participle - without a preprosition -, it takes on the role of the direct object and the reflexive pronoun becomes the indirect object → <strong>no agreement</strong>)</div>
<div class="conjugation_explanation_example_sentence">Elle s'est <strong>rasé</strong> les aisselles. (<span style="font-style: italic;">She shaved her armpits.</span>)</div>
<div class="conjugation_explanation_example_sentence_note">(same as the previous sentence)</div>
<div class="conjugation_explanation_example_sentence">Elle se les est <strong>rasées</strong>. (<span style="font-style: italic;">She shaved her armpits.</span>)</div>
<div class="conjugation_explanation_example_sentence_note">(The reflexive pronoun is still the indirect object and the direct object is the same as well (les → les aisselles), but now it precedes the past participle → <strong>agreement</strong> with "les aisselles")</div>
French conjugation explanation