Zodra de blouse droog is, zal ik haar van het droogrek halen en met het strijkijzer strijken.

Zodra means as soon as.

In this sentence, Zodra de blouse droog is means As soon as the blouse is dry.

It is similar to als in some time-related sentences, but zodra is more specific:

• zodra = as soon as
• als can mean if, when, or as, depending on context

So here, zodra is the best choice because the speaker means they will do something immediately after the blouse becomes dry.

Because zodra introduces a subordinate clause.

In Dutch subordinate clauses, the conjugated verb usually goes to the end. So:

• de blouse is droog = the blouse is dry
• but after zodra: zodra de blouse droog is

That word order is very normal in Dutch:

• Ik ga weg zodra hij komt.
• Zodra hij komt, ga ik weg.

In both cases, the verb in the zodra clause goes at the end.

Because the sentence starts with the subordinate clause:

• Zodra de blouse droog is, ...

When a Dutch sentence begins with something other than the subject, the finite verb comes first in the main clause, and the subject comes after it. This is the normal V2 word order rule in Dutch.

So:

• normal main clause: Ik zal haar van het droogrek halen.
• after a fronted clause: Zodra de blouse droog is, zal ik haar van het droogrek halen.

This is similar to inversion in English in some structures, but it is much more regular in Dutch.

Yes, haar can mean her, but it can also mean it when referring back to a de-word noun.

Blouse is a de-word:

• de blouse

When referring back to a de-word, Dutch often uses:

• hij/hem for many objects
• zij/ze/haar for some nouns, especially in careful or traditional usage

So in this sentence, haar refers to de blouse, not to a woman.

In everyday modern Dutch, many speakers would also simply avoid this by repeating the noun or restructuring the sentence. But haar here is grammatically possible and understandable.

Because blouse is a noun with the article de.

In Dutch, every singular noun is either:

• a de-word
• or a het-word

You have to learn this with the noun:

• de blouse
• het shirt
• de jurk

There is not always a logical reason that helps learners predict this, so it often has to be memorized.

Literally, it means to take (something) off/from the drying rack.

Breakdown:

• van = from / off
• het droogrek = the drying rack
• halen = to get / take / fetch

So:

• haar van het droogrek halen = take it off the drying rack

This is a very natural way to say that you remove clothing after it has dried.

Yes, Dutch often uses the present tense for future meaning, just like English sometimes does.

So both of these are possible:

• Zodra de blouse droog is, haal ik haar van het droogrek en strijk ik haar.
• Zodra de blouse droog is, zal ik haar van het droogrek halen en met het strijkijzer strijken.

Using zal makes the future meaning a bit more explicit. It can sound slightly more formal, deliberate, or like a statement of intention.

Also notice that after zodra, Dutch normally uses the present tense even when the meaning is future:

• Zodra de blouse droog is
  not usually
• Zodra de blouse droog zal zijn

Because droog is an adjective meaning dry, and that is the normal word here.

• de blouse is droog = the blouse is dry

You are describing the state of the blouse, not emphasizing the drying process itself.

Gedroogd is a past participle and usually means dried. It can be used in some contexts, but here droog is much more natural.

Compare:

• De was is droog. = The laundry is dry.
• De vis is gedroogd. = The fish has been dried / is dried.

Because zal is a conjugated auxiliary verb, and halen is the infinitive.

In Dutch main clauses with a modal or future auxiliary, the conjugated verb comes in the normal V2 position, and the other verb goes to the end.

So:

• Ik zal haar halen.
• Morgen zal ik haar halen.
• Zodra de blouse droog is, zal ik haar van het droogrek halen.

This is a very common Dutch pattern:

• Ik kan het doen.
• Zij wil komen.
• Wij zullen wachten.

It is understandable, but yes, it can sound a bit repetitive because:

• strijken already means to iron
• een strijkijzer is an iron

So met het strijkijzer strijken is a bit like saying to iron it with the iron.

It is not wrong, especially if you want to emphasize the tool, but many native speakers would say one of these instead:

• ... en strijken.
• ... en haar strijken.
• ... en met het strijkijzer gladstrijken.

So the original sentence is grammatical, but slightly more explicit than necessary.

Because the sentence begins with a subordinate clause, and in Dutch it is standard to separate that clause from the main clause with a comma.

So:

• Zodra de blouse droog is, zal ik haar van het droogrek halen ...

This is normal written Dutch and helps show the structure of the sentence clearly.

You could say wanneer in some contexts, but it changes the meaning slightly.

• zodra = as soon as
• wanneer = when

So:

• Zodra de blouse droog is... means the action happens immediately after the blouse is dry.
• Wanneer de blouse droog is... is more neutral: when the blouse is dry

If the idea is immediate action, zodra is the better word.

Yes. Strijken has several meanings depending on context.

Common meanings include:

• to iron clothes
• to stroke or to brush lightly
• in some contexts, to lower something, such as a flag or sail

In this sentence, because of de blouse and het strijkijzer, it clearly means to iron.