Breakdown of La planta está seca, la quiero regar.
estar
to be (location/state)
querer
to want
la
it / her (direct object)
seco
dry
Questions & Answers about La planta está seca, la quiero regar.
Can I say quiero regarla instead of la quiero regar?
Yes, absolutely! When you have a conjugated verb followed by an infinitive (like quiero + regar), you have two choices for the object pronoun (la). You can put it before the conjugated verb (la quiero regar) or attach it directly to the end of the infinitive (quiero regarla). Both mean the exact same thing.
Why do we use la to mean "it" here?
In Spanish, the word for "it" has to match the gender of the noun it replaces. Because "it" refers to la planta, which is a feminine noun, you must use the feminine direct object pronoun la. If you were talking about a masculine noun like a tree (el árbol), you would use lo instead (lo quiero regar).
Why is it está seca instead of es seca?
I know agua is "water". Why isn't it used here?