Phrase · 🧩 Idioms for attitudes and reactions
De buenas a primeras, decidió dejar la carrera y mudarse a Montevideo.
Out of the blue, he decided to quit his degree and move to Montevideo.
C1describing a sudden decisionlearned as a wholeAudio · coming soon
Why every word is where it is
Deprepositionof, frombuenas1adjective(de buenas a primeras) out of the bluebueno · fem. · pl.aprepositionto, atprimerasadjective(de buenas a primeras) out of the blueprimero · fem. · pl.,decidióverbdecideddecidir · past · 3rd sing.dejarverbto leave, to quitinfinitiveladeterminertheel · fem. · sing. · definitecarrera2noundegree course; career; racefem. · sing.yconjunctionandmudarse3verbto move (house)infinitiveaprepositionto, atMontevideonounMontevideo.
- decidió → dejar: decidir + infinitive
- decidió → mudarse: decidir + infinitive
Word for word: “From good ones to first ones, he decided to leave his degree and move to Montevideo.”
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1de buenas a primeras = suddenly, without warning.
- 2la carrera = university degree here (not only "career").
- 3mudarse = to move house; the pronoun attaches to the infinitive.