Phrase · 😏 Irony and understatement
¡Lo que me voy a divertir llenando formularios!
Oh, the fun I'm going to have filling in forms!
C2ironic anticipationcolloquialAudio · coming soon
Why every word is where it is
¡Lo1determinerhow much (lit. the)el · definiteque1pronoun(that)me2pronoun(myself)yo · 1stvoyverbI'm goingir · present · 1st sing.apreposition(to)divertir2verbhave funinfinitivellenando3verbfilling inllenar · gerundformulariosnounformsformulario · masc. · pl.!
- Lo → que: lo que + verb: how much
- voy → divertir: ir a + infinitive
- me → divertir: me … divertir: divertirse
- divertir → llenando: gerund: by doing what
Word for word: “What I'm going to enjoy myself filling forms!”
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1¡Lo que + verb! = how much…!: an exclamation of intensity, here ironic: filling in forms will be no fun at all. Advanced emphatic and exclamative structures →
- 2divertirse = to have fun (pronominal). Me voy a divertir = voy a divertirme. Reflexive verbs and daily routine →
- 3Gerund for the activity: llenando formularios (Spain: rellenando). Non-finite clauses: infinitive, gerund and participle constructions →
Variations
- ¡Lo que me voy a divertir rellenando formularios!
- ¡Qué divertido va a ser llenar formularios!
- ¡Cómo me voy a divertir llenando formularios!