Phrase · 🙄 Colloquial reactions
¡Qué fuerte! ¿Y no te ha dicho nada?
That's outrageous! And he hasn't said anything to you?
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Why every word is where it is
¡Quédeterminerhowfuerte1adjectiveoutrageous (lit. strong)sing.!¿Yconjunctionandno3adverbnotteobject pronounyoutú · 2nd sing. · indirect objectha2verbhashaber · present · 3rd sing.dicho2verbsaiddecir · participle · masc. · sing.nada3pronounanything?
- Qué → fuerte: qué + adjective: exclamation
- ha → dicho: ha + participle: perfect
- no → nada: no … nada: double negation
- te → dicho: te: said to you
Word for word: “How strong! And he hasn't told you anything?”
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1¡Qué fuerte! (Spain) = that's outrageous!, wow!: shock at gossip or an injustice. Lexicalised imperatives and pragmatic particles →
- 2Present perfect for a recent event that still matters (Spain). Latin America: ¿Y no te dijo nada? Present perfect vs preterite (Spain vs Latin America) →
- 3Double negation: no … nada = not… anything. Indefinites and double negation →
Variations
- ¡Qué fuerte! ¿Y no te dijo nada?
- ¡No puede ser! ¿Y no te ha dicho nada?
- ¡Qué barbaridad! ¿Y no te dijo nada?