tratarlo

to treat him/it, to deal with him/it

→ tratar
tratar to treat + lo Third-person singular direct object
verb Rare #44,781
to treat him/it, to deal with him/it The ending -lo means “him” or “it,” depending on context.
SP: Debemos tratarlo con respeto.
EN: We should treat him with respect.
Conjugation of tratar
Indicative present
SingularPlural
First trato tratamos
Second tratas —
Third trata tratan
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
First trato tratamos
Second tratas —
Third trata tratan
Imperative
SingularPlural
Second trata —
Third trate traten
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First trataba —
Third trataba trataban
Subjunctive imperfect
SingularPlural
First trataba —
Third trataba trataban
Present
Subjunctive
SingularPlural
Second trates —
Indicative past
SingularPlural
First traté tratamos
Second trataste —
Third trató trataron
Indicative future
SingularPlural
First trataré trataremos
Third — tratarán
Subjunctive future
SingularPlural
First trataré trataremos
Third — tratarán
Conditional
SingularPlural
First trataría —
Third trataría —

En vez de esperar un contrato, podemos tratarlo por teléfono.

Instead of waiting for a contract, we can discuss it over the phone.

Sería injusto tratarlo así.

It would be unfair to treat him that way.

— Como agua para chocolate (1992)

Eso no te da derecho a tratarlo como a un animal.

That doesn't give you the right to treat him like an animal.

— RRR (2022)

Este hay que tratarlo con cuidado.

This one needs to be handled with care.

— Y tu mamá también (2001)

Si nos da un lugar donde comer y dormir, tal vez podamos tratarlo.

If he gives us a place to eat and sleep, maybe we can treat him.

— Diarios de motocicleta (2004)

Nosotros no podemos tratarlo.

We can't treat him.

— Diarios de motocicleta (2004)