Phrase · 😏 Irony and understatement
¡Hay que ver lo temprano que te has levantado hoy!
My, how early you got up today! (ironic)
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Pourquoi chaque mot est à sa place
¡Hay1verbeone hashaber · présent · 3e pers. sing.que1conjonction(to)ver1verbeseeinfinitiflo2déterminanthow (lit. the)el · définitemprano2adverbeearlyque2pronom(that)tepronom(yourself)tú · 2e pers.has3verbeyou havehaber · présent · 2e pers. sing.levantado3verbegot uplevantar · participe · masc. · sing.hoy3adverbetoday!
- Hay → ver: ¡Hay que ver…!: one formula
- lo → que: lo + adverb + que: degree
- has → levantado: has + participle: perfect
- te → levantado: te … levantado: levantarse
Mot à mot : “One has to see how early you have got up today!”
Pourquoi elle est construite ainsi
Les notes correspondent aux numéros ci-dessus.
- 1¡Hay que ver…! (Spain) opens an exclamation of surprise or reproach; here it is ironic: the person got up very late. Advanced emphatic and exclamative structures →
- 2lo + adverb + que expresses degree: lo temprano que = how early. Adverbs don't agree; adjectives would. Neuter lo: lo + adjective, lo de, lo … que →
- 3Spain uses the present perfect for today: te has levantado hoy. Latin America prefers te levantaste. Present perfect vs preterite (Spain vs Latin America) →
Variantes
- ¡Qué temprano te has levantado hoy, eh!
- ¡Lo temprano que te levantaste hoy!
- ¡Anda que no has madrugado hoy!