Phrase · 💥 Mishaps
Me quedé encerrado en el ascensor casi una hora.
I got stuck in the lift for almost an hour.
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Why every word is where it is
Me1object pronoun(myself)yo · 1st sing. · direct objectquedé1verbgot (lit. stayed)quedar · past · 1st sing.encerrado1adjectiveshut in, stuckparticiple · masc. · sing.enprepositionineldeterminerthemasc. · sing. · definiteascensor2nounliftmasc. · sing.casiadverbalmostunadetermineranuno · fem. · sing. · indefinitehoranounhourfem. · sing..
- quedé → Me: agree
- quedé → encerrado: agree
- ascensor → el: agree
- hora → una: agree
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1quedarse encerrado = to get stuck, shut in: quedarse + participle names the state you end up in. A woman says encerrada.
- 2ascensor is understood everywhere; Mexico also says elevador.
Variations
- Me quedé encerrado en el elevador casi una hora.
- Me quedé atrapado en el ascensor casi una hora.