Recall that words like me, te, se, and nos are generally placed before the verb, like in Me llamo Duo.
When an infinitive follows a verb (for example, me quiero quedar), you can attach words like me, te, se, etc., to the end of the infinitive instead.
| Ella se quiere quedar en Nueva York. Ella quiere quedarse en Nueva York. |
She wants to stay in New York. |
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| ¿Vas a decirme tu nombre? ¿Me vas a decir tu nombre? |
Are you going to tell me your name? |
| Nos tenemos que levantar temprano. Tenemos que levantarnos temprano. |
We need to wake up early. |
When por is followed by a period of time, it’s usually used to talk about the duration of something.
Usualmente estudio por cinco horas.
I normally study for five hours.
Me quedo en España por una semana.
I'm staying in Spain for one week.
Ellos quieren quedarse aquí por dos días.
They want to stay here for two days.
Que viene and próximo both mean next. While que viene always comes after the noun, próximo usually comes before it.
Notice that próximo also changes according to the gender and number of the noun.
¿Puedes venir el lunes que viene?
Can you come next Monday?
Ella va a ir la próxima semana.
She is going to go next week.
Ellos van a vivir en España durante los próximos meses.
They are going to live in Spain for the next few months.