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La camisa está aquí, quiero plancharla.

La camisa está aquí, quiero plancharla.
The shirt is here, I want to iron it.
From Lesson 80:Pronoun placement with infinitives·Spanish (Latin America)

Questions & Answers about La camisa está aquí, quiero plancharla.

Why is la attached to the end of planchar?
In Spanish, when you have an infinitive (an unconjugated verb that ends in -ar, -er, or -ir, like planchar), you can attach object pronouns directly to the end of it. Here, la means "it", so plancharla means "to iron it".
Can I put the la before the verbs instead, like la quiero planchar?
Yes! When an infinitive follows a conjugated verb (like quiero), you have two choices: attach the pronoun to the infinitive (quiero plancharla) or put it before the conjugated verb (la quiero planchar). Both are perfectly correct and mean the exact same thing.
Why is the word for "it" la instead of lo?
Because "it" refers to la camisa (the shirt), which is a feminine noun. In Spanish, pronouns must match the gender of the noun they replace. If you were talking about a dress (el vestido), you would use the masculine lo and say quiero plancharlo.
Why do we use está instead of es for "The shirt is here"?
We use estar (the verb for está) because it describes physical location (aquí). A helpful rule is to always use estar when talking about where people, places, or things are located.

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