'' nos quedamos a las 10 ''

Question

Please explain '' nos quedamous a las 10.

Please note that it is mandatory on this forum to use correct spelling, grammar, and capitalization in your posts. - 00494d19, Oct 21, 2009

Answer 1

nos quedamos a las 10.

This means "we will meet at 10."

Answer 2

nos quedamos a las 10 ''

Really we have a dilemma here: The sentence in itself is not correct.

It should either be:

Quedamos a las 10. We will meet at 10.

or

Nos quedamos hasta las 10. We stayed/will stay until 10.

However,, seeing the sentence as it is, my first thought was: We stayed until 10.

I agree that the sentence has caused confusion. My first thought was also "We stayed until 10." - Daniel, Oct 21, 2009

Oppps -- "We stay....". not "stayed" - Daniel, Oct 21, 2009

yes, really it could be past or future...no indicatiion either way...my first thought was past - 00494d19, Oct 21, 2009

Answer 3

I am still confused guys - how can "quedar" mean either "stay" or "meet" ??

one has "nos", one hasn't "nos". I was taught that without the pronoun it can mean to meet, with the pronoun it can mean to stay. - peterpierre2, Oct 21, 2009

Answer 4

"Quedar" and Quedarse" are what I call -- mega verbs --. These verbs have many, many different meanings that depend on how they are used in the context of a sentence or phrase. My monster dictionary has 16 entries for "quedar" and 6 entries for "quedarse" (a total of 22 entries!)

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What I did a year ago was make a separate section for "Quedar" and Quedarse" in my Spanish notebook for examples of thier use. I am self taught but organized and serious.

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So.... to answer you question: "quedar" can mean "stay" or "to meet" and many other things depending on how it is used in context. Check a good dictionary.

Answer 5

"Nos quedamos a las 10."

Marianne: I translate this as "We stay until 10."

Answer 6

Daniel asked:

However; like many times in Spanish this may be a regional thing. Where was the native speaker you know come from? -- this is a interesting post.

Actually, it was Hedita and another former member, Lazarus, who told me that "quedamos a las 10" would mean "we'll meet at 10."

I'm glad you explained that the "nos" was what changed its meaning to "stay" rather than to "meet." I will definitely put that one in my notebook!

Thanks, Daniel, and everyone who answered.

Answer 7

"quedar"

Daniel has already answered, but yes, it means either stay or meet.

Quedarse: stay, make fun of, keep

Quedar: stay

It also means make fun of, now that we are at confusing people:

¡No te quedes conmigo!

this means either: don't stay with me, or , don't make fun of me....context is what counts

Answer 8

That´s why I couldn´t find it. The "nos" was throwing me.

Quedar = Citarse

Answer 9

Marianne:

• I discussed this with 2 native speakers (Mexican). Both said it means "We stay ...." and not "We will meet....." and had never heard it used as "We will meet.....". One of the speakers is a college grad who knows Spanish grammar.

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• I agree with you that "hasta" should be used; but that is not what was posted.

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However; like many times in Spanish this may be a regional thing.

• Where was the native speaker you know come from? -- this is a interesting post.

Answer 10

Daniel:

I've actually asked this question before and the native speakers have told me it's how to say "we'll meet at ......"

If you wanted to say "We stay until 10" you'd say Nos quedamos hasta las 10.

Thanks -- but I will check this out with a native speaker in about a hour or two and let you know what I find out. - Daniel, Oct 21, 2009