Descartarlas

Descartarlas is a Spanish verb construction formed by the infinitive descar­tar plus the feminine plural direct object pronoun las. It means to discard them or to throw them away, referring to feminine plural nouns previously mentioned or clearly identifiable in context. As a clitic-inflected infinitive, descartarlas can function in a sentence as the object of another verb, or appear in imperative or periphrastic constructions.

Usage and forms

Descartarlas appears in sentences that coordinate or subordinate actions with the act of discarding feminine plural objects. It can be used in simple infinitive clauses, such as Necesito descartarlas (I need to discard them), or in periphrastic structures like Vamos a descartarlas (We are going to discard them) or Tengo que descartarlas. The direct object pronoun las agrees in gender and number with the nouns it replaces; if the objects were masculine, the form would be descartarlos or, in imperative form, Descrártalos. The pronunciation typically uses an accent to preserve the correct stress, as in descartarlas and descartarlos.

Examples

Common examples include: Necesito descartarlas. Vamos a descartarlas. No las descartes sin pensarlo. Quiero descartarlas mañana. In bilingual or formal writing, descartarlas is often part of longer clauses such as It is better to descartarlas if they are irrelevant to the project.

See also

Related forms include descartarse (to discard oneself or to rule oneself out) and descarte (discarding as a noun or the act of discarding). The concept spans contexts from waste management to decision making and data handling.