Prepararles

Prepararles is a Spanish verb form that combines the verb preparar with the indirect object pronoun les. It expresses the action of preparing something for other people, often translating to “to prepare for them” or “to prepare them” depending on the object of the sentence. The pronoun les refers to a third-person plural recipient (for them or for you all in some varieties).

In usage, les can indicate the beneficiaries or recipients of the action. The pronoun can be placed before the conjugated verb, or attached to the infinitive, gerund, or imperative forms. For example: “Les preparo la cena” (I prepare the dinner for them), and “Voy a prepararles la cena” (I am going to prepare the dinner for them). The same idea can appear with a gerund: “Estoy preparandoles la cena” (I am preparing the dinner for them). With an affirmative command in the vosotros form, it becomes “Preparadles la cena.”

Grammatical notes include that les is the indirect object pronoun for third-person plural, and its use with preparar does not change the basic meaning of preparar, but specifies for whom the preparation is carried out. The construction is common in both formal and informal contexts and can refer to people, organizations, or groups identified as recipients.

Examples of common contexts include domestic planning, hospitality, education, and service settings where one person or group arranges something for others. The form is versatile across tenses (preparaba a prepararles, he preparadoles, etc.) and remains a standard feature of Spanish pronoun placement with ditransitive verbs.