dárselos

Dárselos is the contracted form of the Spanish verb dar (to give) with two attached clitic pronouns: se (the third‑person indirect object pronoun, used for the recipient) and los (the direct object pronoun in masculine plural). Together they mean “to give them to him/her/them.” The form changes to dárselos (with the accent on the a) when used in infinitive or compound tenses, for example Voy a dárselos or Se los di.

Grammatical notes and usage

Spanish attaches clitic pronouns to verbs, and when two pronouns are used with a single verb, the indirect object pronoun typically precedes the direct object pronoun. When the indirect object is third person (le/les), those le/les forms change to se to avoid the awkward le lo/les lo combinations. Therefore, giving something to a third-person recipient while also referring to the thing given results in forms like dárselos, dárselas, or, in other dative-direct-object combinations, other se-based clusters. The direct object pronoun agrees with what is being given (los for masculine plural items, las for feminine plural, lo/la for singular or neuter as appropriate).

Common usage

Dárselos is used to describe the act of giving multiple items to someone else, with emphasis on both the recipient and the items. It often appears in colloquial speech and in written Spanish as part of surrounding tense constructions, such as Voy a dárselos, Se los di, or ¿Ya se los dio?

Examples

- Quiero dárselos mañana. (I want to give them to him/her tomorrow.)

- Se los di ayer. (I gave them to him yesterday.)

- Voy a dárselos a ustedes. (I am going to give them to you all.)

See also

Related forms include dárselas, dármelo, dármelo, and other se‑plus DO pronoun constructions with different gender/number agreements.