compensarlo

Compensarlo is the infinitive form of the verb phrase compensar with the direct object pronoun lo attached, used to refer to a masculine singular antecedent. It means to compensate him or to compensate it, depending on the context.

Usage notes: The pronoun lo refers to a masculine singular noun or person. If the antecedent is feminine, compensarlo becomes compensarla; for plural antecedents you would have compensarlos (masculine) or compensarlas (feminine). The form compensarlo can appear in various tenses and constructions, always indicating the action of compensating the object in question.

Examples and constructions:

- Tenemos que compensarlo. (We have to compensate him/it.)

- Lo voy a compensar mañana. (I am going to compensate him/it tomorrow.)

- ¿Lo compensarás con una compensación económica? (Will you compensate him/it with financial compensation?)

Grammatical forms with pronouns: In compound or periphrastic tenses the pronoun can attach to the auxiliary or to the infinitive: Lo estoy compensando. Voy a compensarlo. In commands: Compénsalo (affirmative) / No lo compenses (negative).

Contexts: Compensar can refer to different senses of compensation, including financial restitution for damages, balancing accounts in accounting, or offsetting differences in a transaction. The corresponding noun is compensación, used for the payment or adjustment itself, while compensar refers to the action of providing that compensation or offset.

See also: compensation (in economics and law), compensación.