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Phrase · 🗺️ Regional colloquial expressions

¡Qué chévere que hayan venido!

How great that you came!

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Why every word is where it is

¡Quédeterminerwhat (a), howchévere1adjective(CO, VE) great, coolsing.queconjunctionthathayan2verbhave (subj. auxiliary)haber · subjunctive · present · 3rd pl.venidoverbcomevenir · participle · masc. · sing.!
  • Qué → chévere: exclamative
  • hayan → venido: perfect subjunctive

Why it's built this way

The notes match the numbers above.

  1. 1
    chévere (Colombia, Venezuela, the Caribbean) = great, cool.
  2. 2
    A reaction (qué chévere que) takes the subjunctive; perfect subjunctive for a finished event. Present perfect subjunctive →