Phrase · 🎬 Telling a story vividly
Me quedé de piedra cuando lo vi entrar.
I was stunned when I saw him walk in.
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Why every word is where it is
Mepronounme, to me, myselfyo · 1st sing.quedéverb(me quedé) I was left, I becamequedar · past · 1st sing.deprepositionof, frompiedra1nounstone; (quedarse de piedra) to be stunnedfem. · sing.cuandoconjunctionwhenlo3object pronounit, himél · 3rd sing. · direct objectvi2verbI sawver · past · 1st sing.entrarverbto go into, to enterinfinitive.
- Me → quedé: pronominal verb
- vi → entrar: ver + infinitive
- lo → vi: object
Word for word: “I turned to stone when I saw him come in.”
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1quedarse de piedra = to be stunned (lit. turn to stone). Verbs of change: ponerse, quedarse, volverse, hacerse, convertirse en →
- 2ver + infinitive: lo vi entrar = I saw him come in. Non-finite clauses: infinitive, gerund and participle constructions →
- 3lo = him: object of vi, subject of entrar.