protegerlos

to protect them

→ proteger
proteg protect + er Second-conjugation marker + los them (masculine plural object)
verb Rare #25,937
to protect them Includes the direct object pronoun “los” (“them,” usually masculine or mixed-gender).
SP: Voy a protegerlos durante la tormenta.
EN: I’m going to protect them during the storm.
Conjugation of proteger
Indicative present
SingularPlural
First protejo —
Third protege protegen
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
First protejo —
Third protege protegen
Imperative
SingularPlural
Second protege —
Third proteja protejan
Indicative past
SingularPlural
Third protegió —
Indicative future
SingularPlural
First protegeré —
Third protegerá —
Subjunctive future
SingularPlural
First protegeré —
Third protegerá —
Present
Past
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First protegía —
Third protegía —
Subjunctive imperfect
SingularPlural
First protegía —
Third protegía —

Mentiré para protegerlos.

I will lie to protect them.

Eres el único que puede protegerlos.

You are the only one who can protect them.

Si no podemos protegerlos.

If we cannot protect them.

— Un lugar tranquilo (2018)

Tienes que protegerlos.

You have to protect them.

— Un lugar tranquilo (2018)

Eres la única que puede protegerlos.

You are the only one who can protect them.

Sos el único que puede protegerlos.

You're the only one who can protect them.

Supongo que pensaron que yo podía protegerlos.

I guess they thought I could protect them.

— Avatar (2009)

Yo no puedo protegerlos pero tú sí.

I cannot protect them, but you can.

— Ip Man (2008)

Les recuerdo que la Agencia de Investigación quiere protegerlos.

I remind you that the Investigation Agency wants to protect you.

He hecho todo lo posible para protegerlos.

I've done everything possible to protect them.

Para protegerlos.

To protect them.

Intentaba protegerlos.

I was trying to protect them.

— Los hermanos demolición (2026)