Quedate by Laura Fabien

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    leonardito said: 06-08-2009 06:36 AM

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    What exactly means "Quedate" in English
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    Laura Fabien's song "Quedate".

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    citlalli said: 06-08-2009 12:56 PM

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    Hi Leonardito I hadn't seen you around here in ages!

    "Quedate" means "stay" (in imperative tense)
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    leonardito said: 06-09-2009 05:55 AM

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    Quote Originally Posted by citlalli View Post
    Hi Leonardito I hadn't seen you around here in ages!

    "Quedate" means "stay" (in imperative tense)
    Thanks Citlalli,
    you've made my song.

    I 've been visiting your site quite often,
    however lately I had following problem:
    from Lyrics Forum when I click on Spanish lyrics translation
    I get there for 3sec. , then come back to Lyrics Forum automaticaly.
    (other translation site are OK.)
    I do not know if it is my or your bag.
    p.s.
    You hadn't seen me around here in ages,
    probably because I was wearing my new sunglasses.
    (I love my sunglasses)
    thanks again for your help.
    leonardito
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    citlalli said: 06-09-2009 06:02 AM

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    Hiiiiiii!! Mmhhh, I haven't had that problem myself at all I'll ask the other ppl around here whether they've faced something of the kind...

    LOL you're really well camouflaged under your sunglasses
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    leonardito said: 06-09-2009 09:37 AM

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    Citlalli,
    is Laura Fabien using imperative tense ?
    I thought she ought to be asking , or " begging "....

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    citlalli said: 06-09-2009 01:35 PM

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    Well, it's exactly like in english:

    If your lady's about to leave you and you love her madly then you tell her "Stay! Don't go!" which grammatically speaking is imperative, although in reality you're begging her not to go

    Capisci amigo??
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    leonardito said: 06-09-2009 04:45 PM

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    Si, si Citlalli,
    grammatically fine, tienes toda la razón ,
    but
    "oh! quedate quedate
    hoy no te me vayas como ayer"
    maybe the writer should not use imperative ??
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    citlalli said: 06-10-2009 12:31 AM

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    Mmhhhh, well, I think the author used imperative simply coz there's no specific tense for this sort of thing and in everyday speech that's how any native speaker would express his feeling and his "request".

    The only other possibility I can think of would be using subjunctive introduced by another sentence: Te pido que te quedes , which is fine, although it's a bit longer and it's not as strong as a simple "quedate". "Quedate" implies a "please, please, please" and "te pido que te quedes" is like "I'd like you to stay, but it's up to you"; a somewhat subtle but vital difference if you're about to lose someone you love
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    leonardito said: 06-10-2009 06:12 AM

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    Thanks Citlalli,

    "aprendí mucho de Tu,
    Te pido que te quedes aquí."

    leonardito
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    citlalli said: 06-10-2009 06:36 AM

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    Don't worry... I'm still around here and I'm glad you're satisfied with the answer
    “If cats looked like frogs we'd realize what nasty, cruel little bastards they are. Style. That's what people remember.” ― Terry Pratchett.