Quedó

Quedó is the third-person singular preterite indicative form of the Spanish verb quedar. The verb quedar has a wide range of meanings and is highly productive in everyday speech, which means quedado can appear in many different expressions depending on context. In general, quedar conveys ideas of remaining, ending up, fitting, or being settled in a certain way.

Common uses include:

- To stay or remain in a place: "Quedó en casa durante la tormenta" (he/she stayed at home during the storm).

- To end up in a state or condition: "La sopa quedó fría" (the soup turned out cold), "La casa quedó destruida" (the house was left destroyed).

- To be left with or to lack something: "Quedó sin dinero" (he ended up with no money).

- To be agreed or decided: "Quedó en ir al cine" or "Quedó en que nos reuniríamos mañana" (it was agreed that we would meet tomorrow).

- To fit or suit, especially with clothing: "La chaqueta quedó bien" (the jacket fits/went well).

- In fixed phrases to express results or consequences: "Quedó claro" (it became clear), "quedó en evidencia" (it was left as evidence), "quedó en pie" (remained standing).

Usage notes:

- Quedó appears in non-reflexive form as the past tense; quedar can also appear in many other tenses and moods (quedo, quedas, quedamos, quedáis, quedan, quedaba, quedaría, etc.).

- The reflexive form quedarse is often used to emphasize a permanent state or a change of condition (me quedé sorprendido, se quedó dormido).

- Context and accompanying prepositions (en, con, a, para) steer the exact meaning of quedo/quedó, so it is common in colloquial and formal registers alike.

Quedó thus serves as a versatile tool to describe past outcomes, residual states, and decisions resulting from actions, across a wide variety of Spanish-speaking contexts.