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Phrase · 😏 Irony and understatement

¡Bonita manera de empezar la semana!

What a lovely way to start the week! (ironic)

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Why every word is where it is

¡Bonita1adjectivenice (ironic)bonito · fem. · sing.maneranounwayfem. · sing.de2prepositionto (of)empezar2verbstartinfinitiveladeterminertheel · fem. · sing. · definitesemananounweekfem. · sing.!
  • Bonita → manera: bonita agrees with manera (f. sg.)
  • manera → empezar: manera de + infinitive

Why it's built this way

The notes match the numbers above.

  1. 1
    Ironic praise: a positive adjective before the noun, in an exclamation, means the opposite. Intonation does the rest. Advanced emphatic and exclamative structures →
  2. 2
    manera de + infinitive = a way of doing something.

Variations

  • ¡Linda manera de empezar la semana!
  • ¡Vaya manera de empezar la semana!
  • ¡Qué manera de empezar la semana!