Phrase · 😏 Irony and understatement
¡Flor de idea tuviste! Ahora arreglalo vos.
Brilliant idea you had! Now you fix it. (ironic)
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Why every word is where it is
¡Flor1nounwhat a (lit. flower)fem. · sing.de1prepositionofideanounideafem. · sing.tuvisteverbyou hadtener · past · 2nd sing.!Ahoraadverbnowarreglalo2verbfix it (vos)arreglar · imperative · 2nd sing.vos3pronounyou (yourself)2nd sing. · subject.
- Flor → idea: flor de + noun: what a…
- tuviste → idea: tener una idea
- arreglalo → vos: arreglá(lo) agrees with vos
Word for word: “Flower of idea you had! Now fix it, you.”
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1flor de + noun (Río de la Plata) = what a…!; here ironic praise for a terrible idea. No article: flor de idea. Advanced emphatic and exclamative structures →
- 2Voseo imperative: arreglá (stress on the last vowel) + lo → arreglalo, no written accent. With tú: arréglalo. Voseo: forms and recognition →
- 3The subject vos after the imperative assigns responsibility: you fix it, not me. Negative imperative and imperative with pronouns →
Variations
- ¡Tremenda idea tuviste! Ahora arreglalo vos.
- ¡Qué gran idea tuviste! Ahora arréglalo tú.
- ¡Linda idea la tuya! Ahora arreglalo vos.