Recogíéndola

Recogíéndola is a Spanish verbal form that combines the gerund of the verb recoger with the feminine direct-object pronoun la. It expresses the ongoing action of picking up or collecting something feminine, or more generally “picking it up.” The standard spelling is recog-iéndola (recogiéndola), with an acute accent on the í to indicate the correct stress after the pronoun is attached. A less standard variant occasionally appears as recogíéndola, but recogíéndola is not common in formal grammar references.

In usage, recogiendo (the base gerund) is used with auxiliary verbs such as estar to form progressive constructions, and the pronoun la attaches to the end of the gerund: recogién-dola becomes recog wegen? The typical written form is recog iéndola: Estoy recog yéndola, or more naturally La estoy recogiendo, depending on word order. For example: Estoy recogiendo la carta; could be written as Estoy recogíéndola. Another example: La estoy recogiendo ahora. The choice between attaching the pronoun to the gerund or placing it before the conjugated verb depends on fluency and style, but attaching to the gerund is common in informal speech.

Pronoun gender and number agree with the referenced object: la for feminine singular, lo for masculine singular, las/los for feminine/masculine plural. Etymology comes from recoger, itself derived from re- + coger, meaning to collect, gather, or pick up.

See also: recoger, gerundio, pronombres átonos.

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