Phrase · 🔦 Emphasising and focusing
¡Hay que ver lo rápido que pasa el tiempo!
It's amazing how time flies!
C1exclaiminginformalAudio · coming soon
Why every word is where it is
¡Hayverb(hay que ver) it's amazinghaber · present · 3rd sing.queconjunctionthatver1verbto seeinfinitivelo2determinerthe (neuter)el · definiterápidoadverbfast, quicklyquepronounthat, which, whopasaverbpasses, goes bypasar · present · 3rd sing.eldeterminerthemasc. · sing. · definitetiemponountimemasc. · sing.!
- lo → rápido: lo + adverb
- pasa → tiempo: subject
Word for word: “One has to see how fast time passes!”
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1¡Hay que ver…! = it's amazing (how)…: an exclamation of surprise.
- 2lo + adverb + que = how (fast). Neuter lo: lo + adjective, lo de, lo … que →