otorgándole

Otorgándole is the gerund form of the Spanish verb otorgar with the enclitic indirect object pronoun le. Otorgar means to grant, award, or confer something to someone. The gerund otorgaando expresses an ongoing or simultaneous action, and when a recipient is involved, le indicates “to him/her.”

Morphology and grammar: The base form is otorgar; the gerund is otorgando. When a recipient is specified, a clitic pronoun can attach to the gerund, yielding forms such as otorgándole (granting to him/her). If both a direct object (what is granted) and an indirect object (to whom) appear, the pronouns can combine and may yield forms like otorgándosela (granting it to him/her). This construction is common in spoken and written Spanish, especially in formal or administrative contexts.

Usage: Otorgándole is used to describe or narrate the act of granting directed at a recipient. Examples include: “El comité está otorgándole una beca a Juan” (The committee is granting a scholarship to Juan) and “La entidad continúa otorgándole préstamos a las pequeñas empresas.” The form is versatile in tenses and clauses: can appear in present, past, or future constructions with the gerund, or in participial phrases in longer sentences.

Notes: While otor-gando is the straightforward gerund, attaching pronouns to gerunds follows standard Spanish clitic rules, which can produce combinations like otorgándosela. The construction is widely understood in contemporary Spanish and is typical in news reporting, bureaucratic language, and formal writing.

See also: otorgar, gerundio, clíticos indirectos, pronombres átonos.