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Hi everyone!
There is a phrase "¡Qué de tiempo! which means:
1) It's been a long time!
2) It's taking so long!
What other nouns besides "tiempo" can you use in this construction?
Thank you in advance!
Hi everyone!
There is a phrase "¡Qué de tiempo! which means:
1) It's been a long time!
2) It's taking so long!
What other nouns besides "tiempo" can you use in this construction?
Thank you in advance!
There is a phrase "¡Qué de tiempo! which means:
1) It's been a long time!
2) It's taking so long!
What other nouns besides "tiempo" can you use in this construction?
Thank you in advance!
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@vsevolodzimin You can use any noun.
"Qué + de + noun" actually means "Qué + cantidad + de + noun".
And any noun can exist in number or quantity.
--> ¡Qué de gente hay aquí!
(How many people there are here!)
--> ¡Qué de libros has leído!
(How many books you have read!)
--> ¡Qué de lluvia está cayendo!
(How much rain is falling!)
--> ¡Qué de ruido hacen los vecinos!
(How much noise the neighbors make!)
The word "cantidad" is supposed to be after "Qué", but it is usually omitted just to simplify this sentence. If you add the word "cantidad" it will sound totally natural as well.
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@vsevolodzimin
To express that a long time has passed since something had happened, you can say:
¡Cuánto hace ya!
Ha pasado una eternidad.
Ha llovido mucho desde entonces.
Examples in context:
¡Cuánto hace ya que no nos vemos!
Hace una eternidad que no nos vemos.
No nos vemos desde hace una eternidad.
Hace un siglo que no nos vemos.
Ha llovido mucho desde que no nos vemos.
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Thank you so much, @Kebas!
What nouns can you use in the following construction:
"Que de + NOUN!"
The only one I've heard was "que de tiempo!"
What nouns can you use in the following construction:
"Que de + NOUN!"
The only one I've heard was "que de tiempo!"
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- English (UK) Near fluent
@vsevolodzimin
Qué de tiempos aquellos = usually used to refer to past times while talking about the differences with the present.
- ¿Se acuerdan de los bailes en los galpones con techos de chapa?
- ¡Qué (de) tiempos aquellos!
¡Qué tiempos aquellos" ~ expresión que puede surgir en cualquier conversación cuando hacemos referencia al pasado, cuando hacemos referencia a una etapa específica de nuestra vida que quedó atrás y que por cuestiones de temporalidad no se volverá a repetir; y en general cuando hacemos referencia a nuestros recuerdos.
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@vsevolodzimin You can use any noun.
"Qué + de + noun" actually means "Qué + cantidad + de + noun".
And any noun can exist in number or quantity.
--> ¡Qué de gente hay aquí!
(How many people there are here!)
--> ¡Qué de libros has leído!
(How many books you have read!)
--> ¡Qué de lluvia está cayendo!
(How much rain is falling!)
--> ¡Qué de ruido hacen los vecinos!
(How much noise the neighbors make!)
The word "cantidad" is supposed to be after "Qué", but it is usually omitted just to simplify this sentence. If you add the word "cantidad" it will sound totally natural as well.
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@Ana90 no se me ocurrió este uso que propusiste. Y eso que lo usamos mucho por acá.
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