Phrase · 📈 Describing change
¡Qué cambiada estás! Casi no te reconozco.
You've changed so much! I hardly recognise you.
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Why every word is where it is
¡Quéadverbhowcambiada1verbchangedcambiar · participle · past · fem. · sing.estás1verbyou areestar · present · 2nd sing.!Casiadverbalmostnoadverbnotteobject pronounyoutú · 2nd sing. · direct objectreconozco2verbI recognisereconocer · present · 1st sing..
- estás → cambiada: agree
- reconozco → te: obj
Word for word: “How changed you are! I almost don’t recognise you.”
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1estar + participle shows the result of a change; the participle agrees: cambiada for a woman, cambiado for a man. Passive voice and resultative estar →
- 2reconozco: verbs in -ocer add z in the yo form (conozco, reconozco). Present tense: irregular yo forms (-go, -zco), saber, dar, ver and ir →
Variations
- ¡Cómo has cambiado! Casi no te reconozco.
- ¡Cómo cambiaste! Casi no te reconozco.