acompañarla

Acompañarla is the non-finite form formed from the verb acompañar combined with the feminine direct object pronoun la. It translates to “to accompany her” and is used when the action of accompanying is directed at a feminine singular antecedent. The construction is common in everyday Spanish and can occur in various tenses when the pronoun remains attached to an infinitive.

Morphology and related forms: The pronoun la attaches to the infinitive, yielding acompañarla. This pattern also extends to other gender and number combinations, such as acompañarlo (to accompany him/it masculine), acompañarlas (to accompany them feminine plural), and acompañarlos (to accompany them masculine plural). In other non-finite forms, the verb may appear as acompañándola (gerund) or as part of periphrastic constructions like voy a acompañarla or quiero acompañarla.

Usage and examples: Acompañarla is used in clauses where the speaker expresses the intention or ability to accompany someone. Examples include: Quiero acompañarla al médico; Voy a acompañarla mañana; Necesito acompañarla durante la ceremonia. The pronoun can be placed before the conjugated verb (La quiero acompañar) or attached to the infinitive (Quiero acompañarla), depending on the syntactic structure.

Notes: The phrase emphasizes support or presence rather than romantic context by default, though it can apply in any situation in which someone is accompanied. It illustrates Spanish pronoun clitic attachment to non-finite verb forms and the agreement of la with feminine singular referents.

See also: acompañar, Spanish pronouns, clitic attachment.