El pantalón verde me queda bien.

The green trousers fit me well.

Breakdown of El pantalón verde me queda bien.

• me: me
• bien: well
• verde: green
• el pantalón: the trousers

Questions & Answers about El pantalón verde me queda bien.

Why is Spanish using the singular pantalón when English uses the plural “pants”?

In Spanish, a single garment is often treated as a singular countable noun: un pantalón = “a pair of pants.” The plural pantalones can refer to multiple pairs or, in everyday speech, to one pair as well. So both singular and plural are heard in Spain for one pair, but the singular is perfectly normal and precise for a single garment.

Can I say Los pantalones verdes me quedan bien instead? Is there a difference?

Yes. With plural you must change agreement: Los pantalones verdes me quedan bien. Both versions can refer to one pair (colloquially) or to multiple pairs. The singular el pantalón highlights a single garment more explicitly; the plural is extremely common in everyday talk.

Who is the grammatical subject of queda?

The clothing item is the subject. In El pantalón verde me queda bien, the subject is el pantalón verde. The pronoun me is an indirect object meaning “to/for me.” That’s why the verb is 3rd person singular (queda), not 1st person.

Why is it me and not yo?

Because Spanish uses an indirect-object construction with quedar for fit/appearance: “It fits/suits me” → me. The subject is the item, not “I.” Using yo would make you the subject, which is not how this meaning is expressed.