It seems as though "Elle s'est fait jeter en prison", or "Ils se sont fait raser la barbe", in each case with "fait" invariant, are acceptable. Am I right, and, if so, is there a logic behind the invariance?
The subject (pronoun) does not cause "se ... fait" to vary in compound tenses
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The subject (pronoun) does not cause "se ... fait" to vary in compound tenses
John,
there will not be agreement of the past participle when ‘ se faire ‘ is followed directly by an infinitive.
Have a look at Larousse
https://www.larousse.fr/dictionnaires/francais/faire/32701#difficulte
under difficulties for this point and others regarding agreement with se faire ( and also with faire in various situations) :
“ DIFFICULTÉS
CONJUGAISON
Faire se conjugue avec l'auxiliaire avoir : j'ai fait, tu as fait, etc.
Se faire se conjugue avec l'auxiliaire être : ça s'est fait tout seul.
ACCORD
Participe passé (+ infinitif). Le participe passé fait immédiatement suivi d'un infinitif est toujours invariable : elles se sont fait faire des robes ; les robes qu'elles se sont fait faire. “
and this 2nd link for a fairly comprehensive discussion of past participle agreement , including specific comments on ‘ se faire ‘, as well as ‘ se voir ‘ and ‘ se laisser ‘ which also have complex rules.
https://mangolanguages.com/resources/learn/grammar/french/past-participle-agreement-in-french-what-is-it-and-how-to-form-it
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