Adaptarla

Adaptarla is a Spanish verb form created when the infinitive verb adaptar is combined with the feminine singular direct object pronoun la, meaning “to adapt it.” It is not a standalone lexical item; rather, it is a cliticized form used to refer to a feminine noun that has already been mentioned or is understood from context, such as la propuesta or la interfaz.

In grammar, adaptar is a regular -ar verb: adapto, adaptas, adapta, adaptamos, adaptáis, adaptan. The attached pronoun la marks feminine singular agreement. Examples include: Tenemos que adaptarla (We have to adapt it); Voy a adaptarla (I am going to adapt it); La vamos a adaptar (We are going to adapt it). The same pattern applies with other numbers and genders: adaptarlo for masculine singular, adaptarlos for masculine plural, and adaptarlas for feminine plural.

Position of the pronoun varies with sentence structure. In periphrastic forms with an auxiliary or a preposition, the pronoun can be attached to the infinitive (adaptarla) or appear before the conjugated verb (la vamos a adaptar). In finite clauses, the pronoun typically precedes the conjugated verb (La vamos a adaptar), and in compound tenses it appears before the auxiliary (la hemos adaptado).

Etymology: adaptar comes from Latin adattare, with la functioning as a clitic pronoun referring to a feminine noun. See also: adaptar, pronombres clíticos, español grammar.