# quedar
## Catalan
### Etymology

Inherited from Old Catalan quet, dialectal variant of quiet, or from Vulgar Latin *quētāre, from Late Latin quiētāre, from Latin quiētārī. See also quitar.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central, Balearic) [kəˈða]
* IPA: (Valencia) [keˈðaɾ]
* Rhymes: -a(ɾ)

### Verb

quedar (first-person singular present quedo, first-person singular preterite quedí, past participle quedat); root stress: (Central, Valencia, Balearic) /e/
* (intransitive) to remain, to be left
    Synonyms: restar, romandre
    em queden quinze euros ― I have fifteen euros left
* (intransitive) to be (as a result of something)
    va quedar sense amics ― she ended up friendless
* (intransitive) to agree to meet up with someone
    quedarem a les dues ― we will meet at two
** 2025 February 7, Liliana Arroyo Moliner, “El 'sharenting' i el dret de les criatures a ser anònimes”, in Ara‎:Soc del parer que si hi ha interès genuí per veure com creix el meu fill podem quedar una estona al parc i posar-nos al dia.I'm of the view that if there's a genuine interest in seeing how my child is growing up, we can meet up for a while in the park and catch up.
* (pronominal) to stay, to remain
    Synonym: romandre
    queda't aquí ― stay here

#### Derived terms

* quedar-se
* toc de queda

#### Related terms

* quiet, quet

### Further reading

* “quedar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
* “quedar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

## Galician
### Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese quedar (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Vulgar Latin *quētāre, from Late Latin quiētāre, from Latin quietor. See also quitar.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [keˈðaɾ]

### Verb

quedar (first-person singular present quedo, first-person singular preterite quedei, past participle quedado)
* to stay, remain
    Synonym: ficar
* to stop, cease
    Synonym: parar

#### Conjugation

$^1$Less recommended.

#### Related terms

* aquedar
* queda
* quedo

### References

* Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “quedar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “quedar”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “quedar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* “quedar”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “quedar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* “quedar” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).
* Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “quedar”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

## Portuguese
### Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese quedar, from Vulgar Latin quētāre, from Late Latin quiētāre (“to quiet”), from Latin quietārī. Compare Portuguese borrowed doublet quietar. See also quitar.

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /keˈda(ʁ)/ [keˈda(h)]
* (Brazil) IPA: /keˈda(ʁ)/ [keˈda(h)]
** (São Paulo) IPA: /keˈda(ɾ)/
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /keˈda(ʁ)/ [keˈda(χ)]
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /keˈda(ɻ)/
* (Portugal) IPA: /kɨˈdaɾ/ [kɨˈðaɾ]
* (Portugal) IPA: /kɨˈdaɾ/ [kɨˈðaɾ]
** (Southern Portugal) IPA: /kɨˈda.ɾi/ [kɨˈða.ɾi]
* Hyphenation: que‧dar

### Verb

quedar (first-person singular present quedo, first-person singular preterite quedei, past participle quedado)
* (intransitive) to stay quiet or still
* (pronominal) to linger (to stay in a place or situation for too long)
* (pronominal, copulative) to stay; to remain (not to change from a condition)

#### Conjugation

$^1$Brazilian Portuguese. $^2$European Portuguese.

## Spanish
### Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish quedar, from Vulgar Latin *quētāre, from Late Latin quiētāre, quiētārī. Compare the borrowed doublet quietar. See also quitar. Cognate with English quit and quiet.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /keˈdaɾ/ [keˈð̞aɾ]
* Audio (Peru):(file)
* Rhymes: -aɾ
* Syllabification: que‧dar

### Verb

quedar (first-person singular present quedo, first-person singular preterite quedé, past participle quedado)
* (intransitive) to be (as a result of something)
    quedar de acuerdo ― to be in agreement (as a result of a discussion)
    quedar embarazada ― get pregnant
    Quedo contento con el coche.I am pleased with the car (after buying it).
    Las ciudades quedaron destruidas por la guerra.The cities were destroyed as a result of the war.
* (intransitive) to be situated; to be located (used with only static objects, such as buildings)
    Synonyms: encontrarse en, estar ubicado en
    Queda muy lejos. ― It is too far.
    Queda por allí. ― It's over there.
    Nuestra tienda queda en la Alameda Central.Our store is located on Central Boulevard.
* (intransitive) to be left; to remain
    Synonym: sobrar
    ¿Queda un poco de pastel?Is there a little pie left?
    Me quedan muchas tareas por hacer.There is a lot of homework left for me to do.
* (intransitive) to fit, to suit; to look good (clothes)
    Esos pantalones ya no te quedan.Those pants don't fit you anymore.
    No me queda bien este gorro.This hat doesn't look good on me.
* (intransitive) to turn out, e.g. well or poorly
    Synonym: resultar
    quedar bien; quedar malturn out well; turn out badly
    ¡Le quedó excelente su maqueta!Her miniature mockup turned out well!
* (intransitive) to agree on
    quedar en ― agree on
    Quedamos en encontrarnos mañana.We agreed to meet tomorrow.
* (intransitive) to agree to meet up with someone
    Quedamos con Daniel.We agreed to meet up with Daniel.
* (intransitive) to die
    Synonym: morir(se), fallecer
    Ya quedé.(It is certain) I am dead (e.g. in a videogame).
    Ya vas a quedar si sigues tomando tanto.You're going to fall dead if you keep drinking (alcohol) like this.
* (reflexive, intransitive) to turn out, become, go (usually used for negative, physical descriptions)
    quedarse calvo ― go bald
    quedarse ciego ― go blind
    quedarse corto ― come out short
    quedarse limpio ― go broke
    quedarse embarazada ― get pregnant
    quedarse triste ― become sad
* (reflexive, intransitive) to stay; to remain, to stick with
    quedarse atrás ― stay behind, lag behind
    ¡quédate aquí! ― stay here!
    ¿Te quedaste en casa todo el fin de semana?Did you stay at home the whole weekend?
    Me quedaré con el mismo dentista que siempre he tenido.I'll stick with the same dentist I've always had.
* (reflexive, ambitransitive) to keep, take (become the possessor of something)
    quedarse (con) algo ― keep something
    Me quedo con este. ― I'll take this one.
    ¿Puedo quedármelo? ― Can I keep it?
* (reflexive, intransitive, colloquial, Spain) to play for a fool
    quedarse con Anna ― play Anna for a fool
* (reflexive, intransitive, colloquial, Spain) to kid, to pull someone's leg

#### Usage notes

* Quedarse meaning "become" can precede adjectives or adjectival phrases, especially negative ones, in the sense that one didn't intend to become the adjective, or to stay back in a given place or time. Compare hacerse, volverse, convertirse and ponerse.

#### Conjugation

$^1$Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language. $^2$Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
$^1$Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language. $^2$Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

#### Derived terms

* el que adelante no mira, atrás se queda
* en qué quedamos
* quedar a la mira
* quedar como Cagancho en Almagro
* quedar en agua de borrajas
* quedar en el campo
* quedar en nada
* quedar para vestir imágenes
* quedarle cuerda
* quedarse a dos velas
* quedarse a la puerta
* quedarse con tres palmos de narices
* quedarse dormido
* quedarse en el sitio
* quedarse frito
* quedarse tan ancho
* quedarse tan fresco

#### Related terms

* queda
* quedarse
* quedo
* quieto
* toque de queda

#### See also

* estar
* hallarse
* permanecer
* restar
* resultar
* sobrar
* subsistir
* ubicarse
* ficar

### Further reading

* “quedar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10