sellarlas

Sellarlas is a Spanish verb phrase formed from the verb sellar (to seal) with the attached direct object pronoun las (them, feminine plural). The result is used to indicate sealing multiple feminine objects and appears as a single unit in sentences such as voy a sellarlas or necesito sellarlas antes de enviarlas.

Usage and examples

Sellarlas is common in contexts involving packaging, security, or administrative procedures where objects must be sealed. Examples include: Voy a sellarlas para evitar pérdidas. Necesito sellarlas antes de enviarlas. The form is preferred when the object being sealed is feminine and plural; for masculine or mixed objects, the corresponding pronoun would be los, yielding sellarlos.

Grammar notes

The pronoun las attaches to the infinitive or to a compound tense, and remains attached in non-finite forms like sellarlas. When forming other tenses, the pronoun typically precedes the conjugated verb (no las selles is a negative or imperative form). The feminine plural agreement of las signals that the target objects are feminine and plural; masculine plural objects use los and sellarlos.

Etymology and related terms

Sellar derives from the concept of affixing a seal, with sello meaning seal. The construction with pronoun las is part of general Spanish clitic attachment rules, where direct object pronouns attach to infinitives and other non-finite forms.

See also

Sellar; Spanish clitic pronouns; Spanish verb conjugation.