examinarlos
Examinarlos is a Spanish verb phrase formed by the infinitive examinar with the direct object pronoun los, meaning “to examine them.” The base verb examinar comes from Latin examinare, historically meaning to weigh or test. In modern Spanish, examinar is a transitive verb that can take a variety of direct objects; when referring to a previously mentioned group, the object pronoun los is attached to the infinitive, yielding examinarlos.
Examinarlos is used to describe the act of examining a group or set of people or things.
- Debemos examinarlos antes de la reunión. (We must examine them before the meeting.)
- Los investigadores decidieron examinarlos con más detalle. (The researchers decided to examine them in more detail.)
- No los puedo examinar ahora. (I can’t examine them now.)
- Examinarlos es necesario para evaluar la seguridad. (Examining them is necessary to assess safety.)
Examinarlos is primarily a syntactic construction rather than a separate lexical item. It is widely used in