¿ Se la queda usted ? Traducción...

Question

Acabo de hacer un 'test de nivel' y hay una pregunta que no entiendo. La frase es, 'Esta chaqueta vale 100 euros. ¿ Se la queda usted ?' y la respuesta correcta es, 'Si, me quedo,' pero no sé lo que esto quiere decir.

Algien ya me dijo que quiere decir, 'Yes, I'll get it [i.e. 'la chaqueta'],' pero me pregunto si quizas en verdad quiere decir 'Yes, I have it [i.e. los '100 euros']', que me parece más probable.

Estoy confundido.

Mil gracias por ayudarme

Answer 1

Buenas FaldaEscocesa .

La pregunta del dependiente es muy normal, sobre todo cuando compras ropa o calzado. Lo que me resulta raro es la respuesta, "si me quedo"...La respuesta lógica sería "si, me la/lo quedo"

Parece una diferencia tonta, pero cambia el significado totalmente:

Si, me quedo: Yes, I stay

Si, me la quedo: Yes, I buy it (free translation)

Esta pregunta es de "advanced user " .

Quizas tu problema en este caso, es que no sabias de ese significado del verbo quedar. Esta acepción del verbo quedar, requiere siempre de objeto directo y objeto indirecto, para indicar que te quedas y quien se lo queda. Por ejemplo:

Me lo quedo

Quedatelo

Quedate la camisa

I answer in Spanish because the question is in Spanish. If anybody wants i will translate my answer.

Gracias. Las opciones son: 1) Sí, me quedo, 2) Sí, me la quedo, c) Sí, me lo quedo, d) Sí, se lo queda... - Faldaesque, Apr 29, 2015

Yes, but the meaning of the first one is totally different than the other options you wrote. - txustaboy, Apr 29, 2015

The use of lo or la depends of the gender of the item you are buying. Also is posible to use los and las if the item has a plural name (Ex.pantalones) or if there are more than one item. - txustaboy, Apr 29, 2015

Thanks. So, the object of the verb 'quedar' is the jacket. Could I also say 'Sí, me quedA', meaning I have enough money to buy the jacket ? - Faldaesque, Apr 29, 2015

No, it should be: "Si, me la quedo". The verb is always in the same way. If you want to buy many jackets, you should say: "Si, me las quedo" - txustaboy, Apr 29, 2015

My verb textbook (501 Spanish Verbs by C Kendris) gives the following example for 'quedar': Me quedan dos dólares = I have two dollars left... - Faldaesque, Apr 29, 2015

Therefore, couldn't I say 'Sí, me queda sufficiente dinero, así que me la quedo' ? - Faldaesque, Apr 29, 2015

Falda, your last example is correct. You can say that. - txustaboy, May 1, 2015

Answer 2

I think there is a typo.

The right answer should be:

'Esta chaqueta vale 100 euros. ¿ Se la queda usted ?' 'Si, me la quedo,'

Where the pronoun 'la' substitutes the noun 'chaqueta'.

Answer 3

I would say that in English you could say something like:

I will leave it for me.

Instead of "me la quedaré" you can also say "me la dejaré"

Edit:

So Falda, you never used leave instead of keep?

"I will leave that one for me" is not equal to "I will keep that one for me"?

Thanks. I'm not sure what 'I'll leave it for me' means in this context, though... - Faldaesque, Apr 29, 2015

oh? Please read my edit. - chileno, Apr 29, 2015

In the context of the question, 'I'll take that one for myself' ;-) - Faldaesque, Apr 29, 2015

Answer 4

Couldn't it also be something to do with the fit of the jacket or if it suits the purchaser? "Does it fit you? " Does it suit you? for example.?? The verb Quedar seems to have a multitude of meanings.

That's what I initially thought too !! But I was told, no... :-( - Faldaesque, Apr 30, 2015

I can see the question meaning that, but for the answer it would have to be, "Si, me queda." - Winkfish, Apr 30, 2015

Answer 5

If it's chamarra then its me la quedo