No. 985 in Spanish
quedarse
"Quedarse" means "to stay" or "to remain" in English.
In a sentence
Ana se quedó en casa durante todo el día.
Ana stayed at home all day.
This usage of 'quedarse' means 'to stay,' referring to remaining in a particular location.
Me quedé impresionado con la presentación de Juan.
I was impressed by Juan's presentation.
Here, 'quedarse' is used idiomatically to express the emotional or mental state resulting from an experience.
Nos quedamos sin pan para el desayuno.
We ran out of bread for breakfast.
In this case, 'quedarse' signifies a state of becoming without something, indicating a lack or loss.
Hear it in real podcasts
The recording above is a synthetic voice. Hear how people say “quedarse” in actual Spanish podcasts.
Find “quedarse” in podcastsLearn it from shows you like
LangTurbo plays Spanish podcasts with a transcript and the English under every line. Tap a word like this one and it tells you what it means right there. For iPhone, iPad and Android.
Learning English?
LangTurbo plays real English podcasts with every line translated into español, and tells you what any word means in that sentence. For iPhone, iPad and Android.
Spanish books and courses on Amazon (an affiliate link: a purchase through it supports this site).