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"Juntarse" is a pronominal verb which is often translated as "to move closer together", and "quedar" is an intransitive verb which is often translated as "to be left". Learn more about the difference between "juntarse" and "quedar" below.
juntarse(
hoon
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tahr
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seh
)A pronominal verb always uses a reflexive pronoun. (e.g., Te ves cansado.).
a. to move closer together
Júntense un poco para dejar espacio.Move a little closer together to make room.
b. to get together
Se tienen que juntar si quieren salir todos en la foto.You have to get together if you all want to be in the picture.
a. to get together
Nos vamos a juntar para planificar las vacaciones.We're going to get together to plan our vacation.
b. to meet up
Una vez por mes, me junto con mis cuñadas para comer.Once a month, I meet up with my sisters-in-law to have lunch.
c. to come together
Los amigos y ex-compañeros de Verón se juntaron para el partido de despedida.Veron's friends and former teammates came together for the farewell match.
a. to mix with
Reed es una universidad interesante porque te juntas con gente muy especial.Reed's a very interesting college because you mix with very special people.
b. to hang out with
Ya te dije que no te juntaras con esa chusma.I already told you not to hang out with those trashy people.
a. to get together
Iris no quiere volver a juntarse con su ex-novio.Iris doesn't want to get back together with her ex-boyfriend.
b. to live together
Johnny y Lana se juntaron en 2010 y se casaron dos años después.Johnny and Lana started living together in 2010 and got married two years later.
a. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
Se juntó la tormenta con la explosión de gas.The storm came right on top of the gas explosion.
Este año se me juntaron todas las desgracias.This year it was just one bad thing after another.
b. to come together
En la obra del autor se juntan la fantasía y la historia.In the author's work, fantasy and history come together.
juntar
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
a. to put together
Junté todos los retratos de la familia y los colgué en una pared.I put all the family portraits together and hung them on a wall.
8. (finance)
a. to save
Van a tener que juntar mucho dinero si quieren comprar una casa en Palo Alto.You're going to have to save a lot of money if you want to buy a house in Palo Alto.
b. to raise
Los alumnos están juntando fondos para hacer un viaje de fin de año.The students are raising money to take an end-of-year trip.
a. to collect
A Emily le gusta juntar imanes y llaveros.Emily likes to collect magnets and key rings.
10. (to assemble)
a. to get together
Junté a toda la familia para mi boda.I got the whole family together for my wedding.
b. to bring together
El festival juntó las mejores bandas de heavy metal del país.The festival brought together the best heavy metal bands in the country.
11. (to close)
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
12. (finance)
quedar(
keh
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dahr
)An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
c. to be left over
Quedó bastante pollo para alimentar a los perros.There was enough chicken left over to feed to the dogs.
d. to have left
No nos quedan huevos. Hay que comprar más.We don't have any eggs left. We need to buy more.
c. to arrange to meet
He quedado con mi abogado a las 10 am porque quiero pedirle consejo sobre el tema.I've arranged to meet my lawyer at 10 am because I want to ask him for advice on the matter.
4. (to look)
5. (to wait)
a. to stay
No me pidas que quede si no vas a volver.Don't ask me to stay if you are not coming back.
6. (to end up)
a. to come in
Me dio una punzada y quedé última en la carrera de natación.I got a stitch and came in last in the swimming race.
b. to finish
Quedamos terceros. Por lo menos nos llevamos una medalla.We finished third. At least we got a medal.
8. (to appear)
a. to look
Si no queremos quedar como idiotas, es mejor que lo pensemos bien.If we don't want to look stupid, we'd better think about it carefully.
quedarse
A pronominal verb always uses a reflexive pronoun. (e.g., Te ves cansado.).
a. to stay
Nuestros primos se quedaron con nosotros durante la Navidad.Our cousins stayed with us over Christmas.
10. (to retain)
11. (to recall)
a. to remember
No se me queda la lección después de haberla aprendido.I can't remember the lesson after I learned it.
a. to go
Mi abuelo se quedó ciego cuando tenía 80 y pico años.My granddad went blind when he was 80 something.
13. (colloquial) (to trick) (Spain)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Spain
