darles

Darles is a Spanish verb phrase formed by the verb dar (to give) combined with the indirect object pronoun les, meaning “to them.” It is used to indicate that something is given to multiple recipients. As a ditransitive construction, darles appears with a direct object that names what is given (for example, un regalo, las llaves) and with les to designate the recipients.

Common usage examples include: Voy a darles el libro. (I am going to give them the book.) Dales la comida. (Give them the meal.) In these sentences, les marks the recipients, while the direct object provides what is given. The phrase can also be combined with other pronouns to form more compact clitics, such as dárselos or dárselas, where the indirect and direct pronouns are attached to the verb and the indirect pronoun becomes se before the direct pronoun (to avoid le/les with lo/los/la/las), as in Voy a dárselos mañana (I am going to give them them tomorrow).

Tense and mood are marked on dar itself, while les remains a fixed pronoun indicating recipients. The construction is widely used across Spanish-speaking regions and appears in formal writing and casual speech alike. In sum, darles is a fundamental example of how Spanish expresses giving information to third-party recipients through ditransitive verb constructions.