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Ni idea de a qué hora abren.
No idea what time they open.
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Why every word is where it is
Ni1conjunctionno (lit. not even)idea1nounideafem. · sing.de2prepositionofa2prepositionatqué2determinerwhathoranountime (hour)fem. · sing.abren3verbthey openabrir · present · 3rd pl..
- Ni → idea: ni idea: no idea
- idea → de: idea de + question
- a → hora: a qué hora: at what time
Word for word: “Not an idea of at what time they open.”
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1Colloquial: the verbless Ni idea (short for no tengo ni idea) is clipped, quick speech among friends.
- 2Prepositions stack before the question word: de a qué hora. Spanish never drops the a. Questions and negation →
- 3abren: 3rd person plural with no subject = "they", the people who run the place.
Variations
- No sé a qué hora abren.
- Desconozco el horario de apertura.