Phrase · 🧩 Everyday idioms
Estoy hasta la coronilla de tantas reuniones que no sirven para nada.
I'm fed up with all these pointless meetings.
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Why every word is where it is
Estoy1verbI amestar · present · 1st sing.hasta1prepositionup tola1determinertheel · fem. · sing. · definitecoronilla1nouncrown (of the head)fem. · sing.de1prepositionoftantasdeterminerso manytanto · fem. · pl.reunionesnounmeetingsreunión · fem. · pl.quepronounthatnoadverbnotsirven2verbare usefulservir · present · 3rd pl.para2prepositionfornada2pronounnothing, anythingsing..
- reuniones → tantas: agree
- que → reuniones: ref
- reuniones → sirven: agree
Word for word: “I'm up to the crown of my head with so many meetings that are good for nothing.”
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1estar hasta la coronilla (de) = to be fed up (with).
- 2no sirve para nada = it is useless; servir changes e → i.
Variations
- Estoy harto de tantas reuniones que no sirven para nada.