si no los

if you don't [verb] them

→ si

phrase Rare #31,079

if you don't [verb] them This is a compositional fragment: si no means “if not,” and los is the masculine plural direct-object pronoun “them.” The verb that follows los determines the specific meaning. In some contexts, si no can instead mean “whether ... not.”

SP: Si no los invitas, no vendrán a la fiesta.

EN: If you don't invite them, they won't come to the party.

Aunque a veces dudo si no los obligan.

Although sometimes I wonder if they aren't being forced.

— Taxi Express (1998)

Si no los matas, ellos te matarán.

If you don't kill them, they'll kill you.

Si no los conoces, no saben nada de música.

If you don't know them, they don't know anything about music.

— Intocable (2011)

Si no los guardas, no puedo ayudarte.

If you don't save them, I can't help you.