Mi ropa está mojada, así que la voy a secar antes de guardarla en el armario.

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Breakdown of Mi ropa está mojada, así que la voy a secar antes de guardarla en el armario.

• en: in
• mi: my
• estar: to be

Questions & Answers about Mi ropa está mojada, así que la voy a secar antes de guardarla en el armario.

Why do we use "está" instead of "es" to describe the clothes being wet?

We use está (from the verb estar) because we're talking about a temporary state (the clothes are wet right now but won't always be wet). In Spanish, estar is used for conditions or states that can change, while ser is used for more permanent characteristics.

What does "así que" mean in this sentence?

Así que can be translated as so or therefore in English. It introduces the result or conclusion of a situation. Here, it means my clothes are wet, so (as a result) I’m going to dry them....

Why is "la" used before "voy a secar"?

The la is a direct object pronoun referring back to la ropa (the clothes). Because ropa in Spanish is a feminine noun (and singular), we use the feminine singular pronoun la. It replaces mi ropa in the sentence to avoid repeating it.

Why do we write "antes de guardarla" instead of just "antes guardar"?

In Spanish, when we use antes de or después de followed by a verb, that verb must be in its infinitive form, but it often takes an object pronoun when necessary. We say antes de guardarla because we want to specify that you’re going to put away the clothes. The -la at the end is again the direct object pronoun replacing la ropa.