Phrase · 📰 Reacting to news
¡Qué raro que Daniela no conteste!
That’s odd, Daniela isn’t answering!
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Why every word is where it is
¡Qué1adverbhowraro2adjectivestrange, oddmasc. · sing.que1conjunctionthatDanielanounDanielanoadverbnotconteste3verbanswerscontestar · subjunctive · present · 3rd sing.!
- Qué → raro: qué + adjective
- raro → conteste: qué raro que → subjunctive
- Daniela → conteste: Daniela → conteste (3rd sg.)
Word for word: “How strange that Daniela doesn’t answer!”
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1¡Qué raro que + subjunctive!: surprise or suspicion. Subjunctive: emotions and reactions →
- 2raro = strange, odd, more often than “rare”.
- 3contestar = to answer (the phone, a message).
Variations
- ¡Qué raro que Daniela no conteste el teléfono!
- Es raro que Daniela no conteste.