Desarrollársela

Desarrollársela is a Spanish verb construction formed from the verb desarrollar (to develop) combined with two clitic pronouns: a le/les (indirect object) of the recipient, which becomes se due to pronoun sequencing, and la (the feminine direct object). The result is a single word that means “to develop it for someone” or, in a broader sense, “to have it developed for someone.” The form can be adapted to other gender/number combinations: desarrollárselo, desarrollárselos, desarrollárselas, depending on the gender and number of the direct object.

Structure and usage

- The sequence involves the verb in its conjugated form, then the clitic pair se + le/les (often realized as se), followed by the direct object pronoun lo/la/los/las. When the indirect and direct objects are both present and the indirect is le/les, le/les changes to se to avoid le lo, le la, etc. Hence the standard orthography of the contracted forms: se lo, se la, se los, se las.

- The indirect object expresses the beneficiary or recipient (to/for someone), while the direct object is the thing being developed.

Examples

- Prometió desarrollársela a la clienta. (He promised to develop it for the client.)

- Vamos a desarrollárselo a la empresa. (We are going to develop it for the company.)

- ¿Quién te la va a desarrollar? ¿Tú o yo? (Who is going to develop it for you? You or me?)

Variants

- desarrolárselo, desarrolárselos, desarrolárselas, desarrolárse+pronombres según el objeto directo (masc., fem., singular/plural).

Notes

- Desarrollársela no es reflexivo en el sentido de "hacer para sí mismo"; el se representa el objeto indirecto de la acción (a alguien) cuando va junto con la pronominal directo. Se usa comúnmente en contextos formales o comerciales para indicar que el desarrollo se realiza para alguien.