Phrase · 📰 Reacting to news
¡Qué buena noticia! Me alegro muchísimo por ti.
What great news! I’m so happy for you.
B1congratulatinginformalAudio · coming soon
Why every word is where it is
¡Qué1determinerwhatbuena1adjectivegood, greatbueno · fem. · sing.noticia1noun(piece of) newsfem. · sing.!Me2pronoun(myself)1st sing.alegro2verbI’m happyalegrar · present · 1st sing.muchísimo3adverbso muchpor2prepositionforti2pronounyoutú · 2nd sing..
- Qué → noticia: qué + noun
- buena → noticia: f. sg.
- Me → alegro: reflexive: alegrarse
- alegro → por: alegrarse por
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1¡Qué buena noticia!: buena goes first and agrees with noticia, one piece of news. Comparatives, superlatives and exclamatives →
- 2alegrarse por + person = to be happy for someone; ti after a preposition. Reflexive verbs and daily routine →
- 3muchísimo = very, very much: -ísimo is very common in speech.
Variations
- ¡Qué buena noticia! Me alegro mucho por usted.
- ¡Felicidades! Me alegro muchísimo por ti.