Breakdown of Che problema che sono queste restrizioni!
essere
to be
queste
these (feminine)
il problema
the problem
che
that (conjunction introducing a clause)
Questions & Answers about Che problema che sono queste restrizioni!
Why are there two ches in this exclamation?
Could I remove the second che and still be grammatically correct?
Why is the verb sono plural when the exclamation starts with the singular noun problema?
Why is the subject queste restrizioni placed at the very end of the sentence?
In Italian exclamations using this emphatic double-che structure, the required word order is Che plus the noun or adjective, followed by the second che, then the verb, and finally the subject. Leaving the subject until the end puts all the focus on your reaction (Che problema) right from the first syllable.