Inspeccionarla

Inspeccionarla is the infinitive form of the Spanish verb inspeccionar with the attached direct object pronoun la. It literally means to inspect her or to inspect it, when the antecedent is a feminine singular noun (person or object). The attached pronoun makes clear that the action targets that feminine referent.

Morphology and variants: The base verb is inspeccionar. By adding la, the infinitive becomes inspeccionarla and can function as a unit in sentences. The corresponding forms for gender and number include inspeccionarlo (masculine singular), inspeccionarlas (feminine plural), and inspeccionarlos (masculine plural). The form can appear after auxiliary or modal verbs, as in voy a inspeccionarla, puedo inspeccionarla, or necesito inspeccionarla.

Usage notes: Inspeccionarla is used whenever the action of inspecting is directed at a feminine singular antecedent. The pronoun can refer to a person or to a feminine noun. In discourse, context determines who or what la stands for. The structure is common after verbs that govern an infinitive (querer, poder, necesitar, ir a, etc.) and after prepositions that take an infinitive (antes de inspeccionarla, después de inspeccionarla).

Examples:

- Voy a inspeccionarla.

- Quiero inspeccionarla mañana.

- No puedo inspeccionarla sin permiso.

See also: inspeccionar, pronombres de objeto directo, uso del infinitivo con pronombres clíticos.