adaptándolas

Adaptándolas is the present participle form of the verb adaptar with the feminine plural direct object pronoun las attached. It literally means “adapting them” and is used to indicate an ongoing action that affects feminine plural items already identified in the discourse. The construction combines the gerund adaptando with the clitic las: adaptándolas. The same pattern applies to other gender and number combinations (adaptándolos, adaptándola, etc.).

Grammatically, adaptándolas appears as part of a verbal periphrase when accompanied by auxiliary verbs such as estar, seguir, or continuar, for example: estamos adaptándolas, está adaptándolas, o seguimos adaptándolas. When a clitic is attached to a gerund, an accent is typically kept on the gerund to preserve the original stress, as in adaptándolas. The pronoun las refers to feminine plural nouns or noun phrases; different referents require corresponding pronouns (adaptándolos for masculine or mixed objects, adaptándola for a singular feminine object, etc.).

Usage and context: adaptándolas is common in instructional, policy, design, and localization contexts, where a set of feminine plural items is being modified or tailored. It appears in sentences such as “Estamos adaptándolas a las necesidades locales” or “Las políticas se están adaptando a las condiciones del mercado.” The form emphasizes the ongoing nature of the adaptation and specifies the direct object through the attached pronoun.

See also: Spanish grammar, gerund, pronombres clíticos, adaptar.