"Ramon ha quedado con Kay"

Question

How would you translate this sentence into english - "Ramon ha quedado con Kay" ?

Answer 1

Ramon has made an appointment with Kay.

Answer 2

I see now that I should have added more of the sentence -

" Ramon ha quedado con Kay a la salida del metro, pero llega un poco tarde y no lo encuentra"

Then it looks like Margret guessed the proper context. - 0074b507, Jan 16, 2011

This agrees with Margaret's answer. ;) - Deanski, Jan 16, 2011

Ramon had an appointment with Kay to meet at the metro exit, but he arrives late and misses her. - 0074b507, Jan 16, 2011

Answer 3

Don't use our translator. It is misleading with your sentence.

Ramon remained with Kay.

Ramon stayed with Kay.

Quedar can have have many meanings so we need more context. You can also translate it with the past perfect tense "has remained or has stayed". Spanish allows both.

Perhaps it means they did not break up if they were dating or stayed together rather than divorce. He could have stayed at her house while visiting. It could have many contexts.

Here is an interesting context:

1. (informal)

quedarse con alguien -> to wind somebody up (burlarse de) (peninsular Spanish)

te estás quedando conmigo -> you're having me on!