Breakdown of Quiero lavar la toalla y necesito secarla.
y
and
necesitar
to need
querer
to want
lavar
to wash
Questions & Answers about Quiero lavar la toalla y necesito secarla.
Why is the word la attached to the end of secar?
La means "it" (referring to the towel). When a verb is in its infinitive form (the basic form ending in -ar, -er, or -ir, like secar), you can attach object pronouns directly to the end of it to make one single word. So, secarla literally means "to dry it".
Could I put the la before the verb instead?
Yes! When you have a conjugated verb (necesito) combined with an infinitive (secar), you have two choices for where the pronoun goes. You can attach it to the end of the infinitive (necesito secarla) or place it right before the conjugated verb (la necesito secar). Both are perfectly natural and mean the exact same thing.
How do I know whether to use lo or la for "it" in this sentence?
Why doesn't the sentence use yo (yo quiero, yo necesito)?