Phrase · 😏 Irony & understatement

Uma maravilha esse trânsito, né?

Lovely traffic, isn't it?

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Why every word is where it is

Umadetermineraum · fem. · sing. · indefinitemaravilha1nounwonderfem. · sing.essedeterminerthismasc. · sing.trânsitonountrafficmasc. · sing.,né2fixed phraseisn't it??

maravilha → trânsito: predicate before subject (no verb)
né → maravilha: tag asks for complicity

Why it's built this way

The notes match the numbers above.

1
Verbless ironic exclamation: praise first, the annoying thing after. Figurative language & rhetorical devices →
2
«né?» (não é?) invites agreement.