Pensé que se quedaba conmigo, pero el precio era real.
I thought he was kidding me, but the price was real.
¿Te quedas a cenar con nosotros?
Are you staying for dinner with us?
Ella se quedó junto a la puerta.
She remained by the door.
Entre las dos propuestas, nos quedamos con la primera.
Of the two proposals, we chose the first.
Después del accidente se quedó ciego.
After the accident he became blind.
Similar words
bromear
aguardar
engañar
seguir
volverse
perder
guardar
resultar
acabar
alojarse
Meanings
Stay or remain in a place
verb
place
neutral
To continue in a place instead of leaving, whether for a short visit, an overnight stay, or a longer period.
Examples
Hoy prefiero quedarme en casa.
Today I would rather stay at home.
Nos quedamos en Sevilla tres noches.
We stayed in Seville for three nights.
¿Te quedas a cenar con nosotros?
Are you staying for dinner with us?
Ella se quedó junto a la puerta.
She remained by the door.
Quédate aquí hasta que vuelva.
Stay here until I come back.
Similar words
permanecer
seguir
detenerse
alojarse
aguardar
Enter or remain in a resulting state
verb
change
neutral
To enter a state, often as the lasting result of an event, or to continue in that state.
Examples
Me quedé dormido en el sofá.
I fell asleep on the sofa.
La sala se quedó en silencio.
The room fell silent.
Se quedaron sorprendidos por la noticia.
They were left surprised by the news.
Después del accidente se quedó ciego.
After the accident he became blind.
El motor se quedó parado en plena carretera.
The engine stalled in the middle of the road.
Similar words
volverse
ponerse
acabar
resultar
permanecer
Be left without something
verb
possession
neutral
With sin, to lose access to something, use it all up, or reach a point where none remains.
Examples
Nos quedamos sin gasolina a mitad de camino.
We ran out of gas halfway there.
Se quedó sin trabajo el mes pasado.
He lost his job last month.
Mi teléfono se quedó sin batería.
My phone ran out of battery.
No te quedes sin entradas para el concierto.
Do not miss out on tickets for the concert.
Después de pagar el alquiler me quedé sin dinero.
After paying the rent I had no money left.
Similar words
perder
agotar
acabar
carecer
Keep or choose something
verb
possession
neutral
With con, to retain something, take it for oneself, or choose it over other options.
Examples
Puedes quedarte con el cambio.
You can keep the change.
Me quedo con la camisa azul.
I will take the blue shirt.
Ella se quedó con una copia de la llave.
She kept a copy of the key.
No debes quedarte con algo que no es tuyo.
You should not keep something that is not yours.
Entre las dos propuestas, nos quedamos con la primera.
Of the two proposals, we chose the first.
Similar words
guardar
conservar
retener
elegir
llevarse
Remain in the memory
verb
memory
neutral
To remain fixed in someone’s mind so that it can be remembered.
Examples
Ese nombre no se me queda.
That name does not stick in my mind.
La canción se le quedó en la cabeza.
The song stuck in her head.
Repítelo hasta que se te quede.
Repeat it until it sticks.
No se me quedó nada de la explicación.
I remembered nothing from the explanation.
La fecha se nos quedó grabada para siempre.
The date remained engraved in our memory forever.
Similar words
recordar
memorizar
retener
aprender
grabarse
Kid or deceive someone in Spain
verb
social
informal
In colloquial Spanish from Spain, with con alguien, to tease, fool, or mislead that person, often making them wonder whether something is serious.
Examples
¿Te estás quedando conmigo o hablas en serio?
Are you kidding me or are you serious?
No intentes quedarte conmigo, conozco la verdad.
Do not try to fool me, I know the truth.
Pensé que se quedaba conmigo, pero el precio era real.
I thought he was kidding me, but the price was real.
En España, esa pregunta puede sonar como si te quedaras con alguien.
In Spain, that question can sound as though you are pulling someone’s leg.
Nos dijo que había ganado y todos creímos que se estaba quedando con nosotros.
He told us he had won, and we all believed he was kidding us.
Similar words
engañar
bromear
tomar el pelo
vacilar
embaucar
Etymology
The pronominal form of quedar, built with the unstressed pronoun se. Its senses share the idea of remaining after a choice, event, or change.
FAQ
What does quedarse mean?
Its core meaning is “to stay,” but its construction can also express becoming, running out, keeping, remembering, or kidding.
What is the difference between quedar and quedarse?
Quedarse focuses on someone or something remaining or ending up in a place or state, while quedar also has non-pronominal uses such as arranging to meet.
How is quedarse conjugated?
Useful forms include me quedo, me quedé, me quede, and the command quédate.
What does quedarse sin mean?
Quedarse sin means to be left without something or to run out of it.
What does quedarse con mean?
It usually means to keep, retain, or choose something, though in Spain quedarse con alguien can mean to kid that person.
Is quedarse always literally reflexive?
No. The pronoun is part of a pronominal verb and often marks a result or continued state rather than an action done to oneself.
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