asignarlos

Asignarlos is the non-finite form of the Spanish verb asignar with a clitic direct object pronoun los attached. The combination corresponds to the idea “to assign them,” where los is a masculine plural pronoun referring to a previously mentioned or understood group of entities. The form can be used with different tenses and constructions by combining the infinitive with various auxiliary verbs or participles.

Grammar and usage

Asignar is a regular -ar verb meaning to assign, designate, or allocate. When the direct object is masculine plural, the pronoun los is attached to the infinitive to form asignarlos; with a feminine plural object it becomes asignarlas, and with plural objects in general the pronoun must agree in gender and number. The pronoun can attach to the infinitive, or appear before a conjugated verb in constructions such as voy a asignarlos or los voy a asignar. In progressive forms, the gerund yields asignándolos, as in estoy asignándolos, with the accent indicating the proper stress: asignándolos.

Examples

- Vamos a asignarlos a los proyectos adecuados.

- Los voy a asignar a los departamentos correspondientes.

- Debemos asignarlos antes de la reunión.

- No puedo asignarlos sin consultar a todos los implicados.

Notes

The pronoun reference is determined by context; if the object is feminine, the form would be asignarlas. The construction is common in business, administration, education, and any scenario involving the distribution of tasks, resources, roles, or permissions. As a non-finite form, asignarlos does not itself specify tense, and its temporal reading comes from the surrounding verb forms.