Learn Hardcore Spanish (Latin America): El tapete oscuro bloquea la puerta si la cubeta está detrás, así que muévela de lugar. - The dark rug blocks the door if the bucket is behind it, so move it to another place.

It refers to cubeta. In the sentence, cubeta is the only feminine noun that logically fits the directive, since tapete is masculine and la must agree in gender with its antecedent.

Why is the adjective oscuro placed after tapete, and is that typical in Spanish?

Yes, it is typical. In Spanish, adjectives usually follow the noun they modify. Here, oscuro comes after tapete to naturally describe the rug without additional emphasis, which is the common word order in descriptive statements.

How is the conditional clause si la cubeta está detrás structured, and why is the present indicative used?

The clause uses si (if) to introduce a condition. The verb está is in the present indicative because it describes a real, possible situation. In Spanish, when you express a condition that is likely or factual, you use the present indicative rather than the subjunctive.

What does the phrase así que mean, and what role does it play in the sentence?

Así que means so or therefore. It connects the condition explained in the first part of the sentence with the instruction that follows. The structure indicates that because the dark rug blocks the door under the given condition, a corrective action is needed—in this case, moving the bucket.

Why does the imperative muévela carry an accent mark, and how does attaching the pronoun affect its form?

Muévela is formed by taking the affirmative tú command of mover (which is mueve) and attaching the pronoun la to it. When pronouns are attached to an affirmative command, an accent mark is often added to preserve the original stress pattern of the verb. Here, the accent on é ensures that the syllable stress remains correct after attaching la.