Breakdown of Какое поразительное совпадение!
какой
which/what kind of (m, sister forms: какая, какое)
поразительный
striking / astonishing
совпадение
the coincidence (n)
Questions & Answers about Какое поразительное совпадение!
Why use какое here instead of что за to mean "What a..."?
Where does the word совпадение (coincidence) come from?
It comes from the verb совпадать / совпасть (to coincide). If you look at the roots, it's со- (together/with) + в (in/into) + падение (falling). So a coincidence is literally two things "falling into" place together!
Does поразительное translate literally to "striking"?
Yes! It comes from the perfective verb поразить, which means "to strike" or "to hit" (like hitting a target), and by extension "to astound" or "to amaze". Just like in English, a fact or event that is deeply amazing is described as "striking".
If I wanted to exclaim "It is the exact same coincidence!" using this lesson's topic, how would I do it?
Because совпадение is a neuter noun, you need the neuter forms of the exact identity pronouns. You would say Это то же самое совпадение! or Это одно и то же совпадение!
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