Breakdown of Cuando hace frío, me quedo en casa.
la casa
the house / home (also "at home")
en
in / on / by (means of transport) / about (after pensar)
frío
cold
hacer
to do, to make
me
to me / myself (reflexive) / me (direct object)
quedarse
to stay
cuando
when (not in questions)
Questions & Answers about Cuando hace frío, me quedo en casa.
Why does this use hace instead of es or está for "it is cold"?
Why is there a me before quedo?
The verb for "to stay" is quedarse. The se at the end means it requires a reflexive pronoun that matches the person doing the action. Since "I" am staying, we use me with the "I" form of the verb (quedo). If you just said quedo without the me, it would generally mean "I meet up" or "I have left over".
Why is it just en casa and not en la casa?
When talking about being at your own home, Spanish leaves out the word for "the" (la), very similar to English! We say "at home", not "at the home". So, en casa translates directly to "at home".
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