Phrase · 😏 Irony and understatement
¡Anda que no has tardado!
You sure took your time!
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Pourquoi chaque mot est à sa place
¡Anda1verbeboy (lit. walk)andar · impératif · 2e pers. sing.que1conjonction(that)no2adverbe(emphatic, not negative)has3verbeyou havehaber · présent · 2e pers. sing.tardado3verbetaken longtardar · participe · masc. · sing.!
- Anda → que: ¡Anda que…!: emphatic opener
- no → tardado: expletive no: affirms
- has → tardado: has + participle: perfect
Mot à mot : “Walk, that you haven't taken long!”
Pourquoi elle est construite ainsi
Les notes correspondent aux numéros ci-dessus.
- 1¡Anda que…! (Spain): the imperative of andar has become an emphatic opener for reproach or irony. Lexicalised imperatives and pragmatic particles →
- 2The no here is expletive: ¡Anda que no has tardado! = you sure took your time! It affirms, it doesn't deny. Advanced emphatic and exclamative structures →
- 3Present perfect for something that has just happened (Spain). Latin America: ¡Cómo tardaste! Present perfect vs preterite (Spain vs Latin America) →
Variantes
- ¡Anda que no has tardado poco!
- ¡Cuánto has tardado!
- ¡Por fin! ¡Cómo te demoraste!