masticarlas
Masticarlas is a Spanish verb phrase formed by the infinitive masticar (to chew) plus the attached direct object pronoun las, meaning “to chew them.” It is used when the objects being chewed are feminine and plural (for example, las galletas, las chucherías, las piezas). The phrase can function both as a simple infinitive construction and as part of a larger clause with another finite verb.
- The pronoun las refers to a feminine plural object. If the objects were masculine or mixed, the
- Pronouns can be placed before the conjugated verb or attached to the infinitive or gerund, depending
- With a conjugated verb plus an infinitive, you can also say Tengo que masticarlas, or Tengo que
- Quiero masticarlas después de comer. (I want to chew them after eating.)
- Las quiero masticar después de la comida. (I want to chew them after the meal.)
- Tuve que masticarlas para no tragarlas enteras. (I had to chew them to avoid swallowing them whole.)
- Masticándolas lentamente, se disfruta más su sabor. (Chewing them slowly, one enjoys their flavor.)
- masticación: chewing, the act of chewing
masticar derives from Latin masticare, through Spanish evolution, and is cognate with words in several Romance
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