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considerarlas

Considerarlas is the infinitive form of the Spanish verb phrase considerar, with the enclitic direct object pronoun las attached. It literally means to consider them and is used when the object of the verb is feminine and plural (for example, las opciones, las personas). The base verb considerar means to think about, regard, or take into account. When the pronoun is attached to the infinitive, the result is a non-finite clause that can serve as the object of another verb or as part of periphrastic constructions such as voy a considerarlas (I am going to consider them) or debería considerarlas (I should consider them).

Usage examples include: Necesito considerarlas antes de decidir (I need to consider them before deciding); Voy

In addition to the infinitive, considerarlas can appear in other non-finite forms derived from considerar, such

a
considerarlas
cuidadosamente
(I
am
going
to
consider
them
carefully);
No
las
consideres
sin
revisar
los
datos
(Do
not
consider
them
without
reviewing
the
data);
Debemos
considerarlas
en
el
informe
(We
should
consider
them
in
the
report).
The
pronoun
las
must
refer
to
feminine
plural
nouns
mentioned
earlier;
if
the
nouns
are
masculine,
the
corresponding
pronoun
would
be
los
(e.g.,
considerarlos).
as
considerándolas
(considering
them)
in
phrases
with
the
gerund.
It
is
a
common
feature
of
Spanish
to
attach
object
pronouns
to
infinitives,
gerunds,
or
imperatives,
and
the
exact
punctuation
or
accent
marks
may
vary
with
emphasis
and
dialect.