uekae to sentei o suru.

direct object particle

Breakdown of uekae to sentei o suru.

• と: noun-connector particle
• する: to do
• 植うえ替かえ: repotting; transplanting

Questions & Answers about uekae to sentei o suru.

How do you read 植え替え と 剪定 を する?

It is read:

うえかえ と せんてい を する。

• 植え替え = うえかえ
• 剪定 = せんてい
• する = to do

Japanese normally would not be written with spaces like this, but spaces are often added in learning materials to make the parts easier to see.

What kind of words are 植え替え and 剪定 here?

In this sentence, both are being used as noun-like action words.

• 植え替え is the noun form / stem form of 植え替える.
• 剪定 is a suru-noun, meaning it can combine with する to mean to prune.

So the sentence is built like:

• 植え替え = repotting / transplanting
• 剪定 = pruning
• をする = do

This is why the whole sentence has the feel of do repotting and pruning.

Why is と used here?