Breakdown of Después de apostar todo, te quedaste arruinado.
de
from / of
quedarse
to stay / to end up / become
todo
all / everything
después
after / afterwards
arruinado
ruined / bankrupt
apostar
to bet
Questions & Answers about Después de apostar todo, te quedaste arruinado.
Why use te quedaste to mean that you went bankrupt instead of a verb like fuiste?
In Spanish, verbs of change use specific words depending on how the change happens. Quedarse is used to show a new condition that is the direct result of a prior action or event. Because betting everything was the event, te quedaste arruinado perfectly describes the resulting state you were left in.
The English translation uses 'betting'. Why does Spanish use the infinitive apostar instead of apostando?
In English, we often use words ending in -ing after prepositions. However, in Spanish, any verb immediately following a preposition like de must be in its infinitive form. Therefore, después de apostar is the only grammatically correct way to say this.
If I am saying this to a female friend, does arruinado change?
Yes! Even though it is paired with the verb quedarse, arruinado is a past participle acting as an adjective to describe the person. If you are speaking to a woman, it must change to arruinada to match her gender.
Can arruinado mean 'ruined' in other ways besides financially?
Yes. While the context of betting makes it mean bankrupt or broke here, arruinado can also mean physically destroyed (like a building) or completely exhausted and devastated, depending on the situation.
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