quedar

Etymology

From Old Catalan quet, dialectal variant of quiet, or from Vulgar Latin *quētāre, from Late Latin quiētāre, present active infinitive of quiētō, from Latin quietor. See also quitar.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /kəˈda/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /keˈdaɾ/

Verb

quedar (first-person singular present quedo, past participle quedat)

1. to remain, to be left
2. to be
3. to meet up

Etymology

From Old Portuguese quedar, from Vulgar Latin *quētāre, from Late Latin quiētāre, present active infinitive of quiētō, from Latin quietor. See also quitar.

Verb

quedar (first-person singular present quedo, first-person singular preterite quedei, past participle quedado)

1. to stay, remain
2. first-person and third-person singular future subjunctive of quedar
3. first-person and third-person singular personal infinitive of quedar

Etymology

From Old Portuguese quedar, from Vulgar Latin *quētō, quētāre, from Late Latin quiētō, quiētāre (“to quiet”), from Latin quiētor, quiētarī. Compare Portuguese quietar, a borrowed doublet. See also quitar.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ke.ˈda(ʁ)/

Verb

quedar (first-person singular present indicative quedo, past participle quedado)

1. (intransitive) to stay quiet or still
2. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to linger (to stay in a place or situation for too long)
3. (takes a reflexive pronoun, copulative) to stay; to remain (not to change from a condition)

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *quētāre, from Late Latin quiētāre, present active infinitive of quiētō, from Latin quietor. Compare the borrowed doublet quietar. See also quitar.

Verb

quedar (first-person singular present quedo, first-person singular preterite quedé, past participle quedado)

1. (intransitive) to be

   Quedo contento con el coche. ― I am pleased with the car.

2. (intransitive) to be situated; to be located (used with only static objects, such as buildings)

   Queda muy lejos. ― It is too far.

   Queda por allí. ― It's over there.

3. (intransitive) to be left; to remain

   ¿Queda un poco de pastel? ― Is there a little pie left?

4. (intransitive) to fit, to suit (clothes)

   No me queda bien este gorro ― This hat doesn't fit me.

5. (intransitive) to turn out, e.g. well or poorly

   quedar bien; quedar mal

   turn out well; turn out badly

6. (intransitive) to agree; to arrange

   quedar en ― to agree on/to

7. (reflexive) to stay; to remain

   quedarse atrás ― stay behind, lag behind

   ¡quédate aquí! ― Stay here!

8. (reflexive) to continue; to keep on

   quedarse con ― keep on going with

9. (reflexive) to keep, take

   quedarse algo ― keep something

   Me quedo con este. ― I'll take this one.

   ¿Puedo quedármelo? ― Can I keep it?

10. (takes a reflexive pronoun, colloquial) to play for a fool

    quedarse con Anna ― play Anna for a fool

11. (reflexive) to turn out, become, go (usually used for negative, physical descriptions)

    quedarse calvo; quedarse ciego; quedarse corto; quedarse limpio

    go bald; go blind, come out short, go broke

12. (intransitive) to agree on

    quedar en hacer algo ― agree on doing something

13. (intransitive) to meet up (for drinks)

    quedamos con Daniel. ― we're meeting up with Daniel.