Exclamations With quin
Quin, quina, quines and quinas make an exclamation: Quina calor!
How It Works
| Masculine | Feminine | |
|---|---|---|
| singular | quin fred! | quina calor! |
| plural | quines bons cafès! | quinas bonas fruchas! |
The word order is simple: quin, an optional adjective, then the noun. There is no word for a between quin and the noun: Quin bèl ostal! has no article.
An infinitive can follow with de: Quin plaser de caminar a Tolosa!
You already know quin and quina as question words (Quina ora es?). In an exclamation, nothing is asked. It shows surprise at how much, how good or how bad something is, and the sentence ends with an exclamation mark.
Examples (5)
- Quin bèl ostal!
What a beautiful house!
Quin goes with the masculine noun ostal.
- Quina calor!
What heat!
Quina goes with the feminine noun calor.
- Quin fred!
How cold it is!
Quin goes with the masculine noun fred.
- Quinas bonas fruchas!
What good fruit!
Quinas is the feminine plural.
- Quin plaser de caminar a Tolosa!
What a pleasure to walk in Toulouse!
Quin plaser de is followed by an infinitive.
Common Mistakes
Using quin with a feminine noun.
Quin bèla jornada!Quina bèla jornada!Quin and quina agree with the noun: jornada is feminine.
How It Connects
Learn This First
Exclamations with quin use the quin and quina forms and adjectives before the noun, so those come first.
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