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Spanish verb QUEDAR – Episode 010

Spanish verb QUEDAR – How do you use it?

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Today, we’ve got a question from Paul, one of my newsletter subscribers.

Paul wants to know: ‘How do you interpret the word QUEDAR? I have come across this word in many different guises.’

And Paul is right. The verb ‘quedar’ has several meanings.

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If you it look up ‘quedar’ in the dictionary, you’ll get:

  • Remain or be left
  • Be located
  • Arrange to meet
  • Suit or fit

And then there are dozens of expressions with this verb.

Today, I’m going to focus on the 4 main uses of the verb ‘quedar’.

Spanish verb QUEDAR – To remain, to be left

The first meaning is: ‘To remain or to be left’.

And here are two good examples:

Sólo quedan cinco
There are only five left

And the second example is:

Quedan cuatro patatas
There are four potatoes left

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Spanish verb QUEDAR – To be located

The second main meaning of the verb ‘quedar’ is: to be located

Here are two good examples:

El supermercado queda cerca de aquí
The supermarket is near here

The second example is:

Queda muy lejos
It’s very far away

That’s to express where something is located.

Spanish verb QUEDAR – To arrange to meet

The third main meaning of the verb ‘quedar’ is: to arrange to meet.

So, for example, we could say:

Hemos quedado a las cuatro
We’ve arranged to meet at four o’clock

And another example is:

¿Habéis quedado con ellos?
Have you arranged to meet them?

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Spanish verb QUEDAR – To suit, to fit

The fourth main meaning of the verb ‘quedar’ is: to suit or to fit.

For example, we could say:

Estos zapatos no me quedan bien
These shoes don’t fit me

And we could also say:

Esa camisa te queda fenomenal
That shirt suits you great

Let’s recap the verb QUEDAR

The Spanish verb ‘quedar’ has four main meanings. And then it can be used in plenty of different expressions, proverbs, and set phrases.

But, here, we’re concentrating on those four meanings. Which are:

  • Remain or be left
  • Be located
  • Arrange to meet
  • Suit or fit

The examples for ‘to remain or to be left’ are:

Sólo quedan cinco
There are only five left

Quedan cuatro patatas
There are four potatoes left

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Maria’s step-by-step Spanish courses

The second meaning, ‘to be located’, has the examples:

El supermercado queda cerca de aquí
The supermarket is near here

Queda muy lejos
It’s very far away

The third meaning, ‘to arrange to meet’, has the examples:

Hemos quedado a las cuatro
We’ve arranged to meet at four o’clock

¿Habéis quedado con ellos?
Have you arranged to meet them?

The fourth and last meaning of the verb ‘quedar’ is: ‘to suit or to fit’. The examples I gave you are:

Estos zapatos no me quedan bien
These shoes don’t fit me

Esa camisa te queda fenomenal
That shirt suits you great

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