Past participle of a reflexive verb

I am only a beginner in French. I am uncertain concerning the following: If the past participle of a reflexive verb is used adjectivally, does it require the reflexive pronoun? So, if I wanted to say "A woman, dressed fashionably," would it be correct to say "Une femme, s'habillee a la mode," or "Une femme, habillee a la mode"? Thank you in advance for your help.

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Permalink Reply by Neil Coffey on June 28, 2011 at 12:47am

Basically, the answer to your question is no.

A "reflexive verb" is only a reflexive verb while it's actually used as a verb. Once you isolate the past participle, to all intents and purposes it becomes a "normal" adjective. (That's actually a white lie: occasionally past participles can behave more as though they were verbs, e.g. "Le train arrivé de Bruxelles" = "The train (which has) arrived from Brussels", but to keep things simple, pretend that what I've said is true for now.)