llençarlo

Llençarlo is a Catalan verb phrase formed by the verb llençar, meaning to throw, together with an attached direct object clitic pronoun that stands for the thing being thrown. The expression is used to indicate throwing a previously mentioned object and is common in everyday speech as well as in written Catalan.

Morphology and usage: Llençar is a regular -ar verb. When a direct object is referenced, a clitic pronoun is attached to the infinitive or placed before the conjugated verb, depending on the tense and mood. The attached pronoun can take the familiar masculine or feminine forms (for example, llençar-lo for a masculine referent or llençar-la for a feminine one) or a neuter/general form (often ho) in contexts where the referent is abstract or unspecified. In practical use, you commonly see phrases such as Vull llençar-ho ara (I want to throw it now) or El vaig llençar a la paperera (I threw it into the trash can). The exact pronoun form is chosen to agree with the referent’s gender and number, and dialectal variation exists.

Dialect and regional variation: Catalan varieties differ in their preference for pronoun forms, including lo versus ho in informal speech, and in pronoun placement rules with different verb forms. Despite such variation, the core meaning remains the same: to throw a specific object.

Examples:

- Vull llençar-ho a la paperera. (I want to throw it in the trash.)

- Va llençar-lo al costat. (He threw it to the side.)

See also: Catalan pronouns, Catalan grammar, direct object clitics.