Phrase · 😏 Irony and understatement
¡Hay que ver lo temprano que te has levantado hoy!
My, how early you got up today! (ironic)
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Why every word is where it is
¡Hay1verbone hashaber · present · 3rd sing.que1conjunction(to)ver1verbseeinfinitivelo2determinerhow (lit. the)el · definitetemprano2adverbearlyque2pronoun(that)tepronoun(yourself)tú · 2ndhas3verbyou havehaber · present · 2nd sing.levantado3verbgot uplevantar · participle · masc. · sing.hoy3adverbtoday!
- Hay → ver: ¡Hay que ver…!: one formula
- lo → que: lo + adverb + que: degree
- has → levantado: has + participle: perfect
- te → levantado: te … levantado: levantarse
Word for word: “One has to see how early you have got up today!”
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1¡Hay que ver…! (Spain) opens an exclamation of surprise or reproach; here it is ironic: the person got up very late. Advanced emphatic and exclamative structures →
- 2lo + adverb + que expresses degree: lo temprano que = how early. Adverbs don't agree; adjectives would. Neuter lo: lo + adjective, lo de, lo … que →
- 3Spain uses the present perfect for today: te has levantado hoy. Latin America prefers te levantaste. Present perfect vs preterite (Spain vs Latin America) →
Variations
- ¡Qué temprano te has levantado hoy, eh!
- ¡Lo temprano que te levantaste hoy!
- ¡Anda que no has madrugado hoy!