La niña quiere vestirse ella sola.

The girl wants to get dressed by herself.

Breakdown of La niña quiere vestirse ella sola.

• querer: to want
• la niña: the girl
• vestirse: to get dressed
• ella sola: by herself

Questions & Answers about La niña quiere vestirse ella sola.

Why is it la niña and not just niña?

Spanish often uses the definite article more than English does. La niña means the girl.

If you said just niña, it would usually sound incomplete here, unless it appeared in a special context such as a label, headline, or someone calling out to a girl.

Why is it quiere?

Quiere is the third-person singular form of querer in the present tense.

That matches la niña, which is she:

• yo quiero = I want
• tú quieres = you want
• él/ella quiere = he/she wants

So La niña quiere... means The girl wants...

Why is vestirse in the infinitive?

After querer, Spanish normally uses another verb in the infinitive, just like English uses to + verb:

• quiere comer = wants to eat
• quiere dormir = wants to sleep
• quiere vestirse = wants to get dressed

So quiere vestirse is the standard structure: wants to get dressed.