Fazes ideia de quanto custou? Nem imaginas.
Do you have any idea how much it cost? You can't imagine.
Breakdown of Fazes ideia de quanto custou? Nem imaginas.
quanto
how much / how many
custar
to cost
imaginar
to imagine
fazer ideia
to have a clue (não faço ideia = no idea)
Questions & Answers about Fazes ideia de quanto custou? Nem imaginas.
Why does the sentence use Fazes instead of Tens for having an idea?
Why do we need the preposition de before quanto custou?
The expression fazer ideia requires the preposition de to connect it to the information you are talking about. You essentially make an idea of something.
How does nem work in the phrase Nem imaginas?
While nem usually translates to nor or neither, here it is used for emphasis to mean not even. The phrase Nem imaginas is a very natural, colloquial way to say you cannot even imagine or you have no idea.
Since the cost is unknown to the speaker, shouldn't custou be in the subjunctive?
No, because the item actually was bought and the cost is a factual, completed event in the past. Even though the exact amount is a mystery to the person asking, the action of costing is a certainty, so the indicative past tense is required.
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