agravarlas

Agravarlas is a Spanish verb phrase formed by the verb agravar (to aggravate or worsen) with the feminine plural direct object pronoun las. It means “to aggravate them,” referring to a feminine plural set of objects previously mentioned. As a construction, it shows how a transitive verb can take a clitic pronoun as its object.

In terms of grammar, pronoun placement follows standard Spanish rules for clitics. When the verb is in an infinitive form, the pronoun is attached to the end of the verb, yielding agravarlas. With a conjugated (finite) verb, the pronoun typically appears before the verb, as in las agravaré or las agravarás. When using a gerund, the pronoun attaches to the end of the gerund, as agravándolas. The choice of tense, mood, and person governs the surrounding conjugation and pronoun placement.

Usage notes and examples:

- No quiero agravarlas (I do not want to aggravate them).

- Las medidas podrían agravarlas (The measures could worsen them).

- Para evitar agravarlas, se tomaron precauciones (To avoid aggravating them, precautions were taken).

Agravarlas refers specifically to feminine plural objects; for masculine or mixed objects, the pronoun would change accordingly (e.g., agravarlos).

Etymology and related forms: it derives from agravar, which comes from Latin aggravare. Related terms include empeorar (to worsen) and other verb-pronoun constructions in Spanish.