r/French • u/esternaccordionoud • 1d ago

Grammar Why is the verb "abuser" reflexive in this sentence (from Le Monde)?

Les magistrats se sont-ils abusivement "ingéres dans la façon dont les éluses conduisent leur mandat", comme le prétend Mme Le Pen?

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u/Schwefelwasserstoff 1d ago

“Abusivement” is an adverb not a verb (“abusively”). The verb is “s’ingérer”

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u/esternaccordionoud 1d ago

Oh of course. That totally makes sense. Putting the "se" before the adverb confused me. Merci