cocinarla

Cocinarla is a Spanish verb phrase formed by the infinitive cocinar with the direct object pronoun la attached. It means “to cook it” or “to cook her,” depending on the feminine singular noun that la represents. It is used when the object being cooked is feminine and singular, such as la carne, la sopa, or la ensalada.

Grammar and usage guidance: The pronoun la refers to the feminine singular object and agrees with it. In simple tenses, it can appear before the conjugated verb (la cociné) or attached to the infinitive or participle (cocinarla, cocinándola). In compound tenses, the pronoun typically precedes the auxiliary verb (la he cocinado). The affirmative imperative attaches the pronoun to the verb (Cocínala). The negative imperative uses the full form with the pronoun after no (No la cocines). The present progressive forms include Estoy cocinándola or La estoy cocinando.

Examples:

- Voy a cocinarla para la cena. (I am going to cook it for dinner.)

- La voy a cocinar mañana. (I am going to cook it tomorrow.)

- La cociné ayer. (I cooked it yesterday.)

- Cocínala ahora. (Cook it now.)

- No la cocines aún. (Don’t cook it yet.)

- Estoy cocinándola. (I am cooking it.)

Notes: The masculine or neuter equivalent is cocinarlo. For feminine plural objects, use las (Las voy a cocinar, Las estoy cocinando). Cocinarla is a common construction in everyday Spanish, especially in cooking instructions and narrative descriptions.