Word
Nosotros nunca hemos volado, ¡qué aventura!
Meaning
We have never flown, what an adventure!
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Nosotros nunca hemos volado, ¡qué aventura!
nosotros
we
qué
what
nunca
never
haber
(auxiliary) have
Questions & Answers about Nosotros nunca hemos volado, ¡qué aventura!
Why is nunca placed before hemos volado? Can I say hemos nunca volado like in English?
In English, we often put words like "never" between the helper verb and the main verb ("have never flown"). However, in Spanish, the two parts of the present perfect (haber + past participle) are inseparable. Words like nunca must go before the entire verb phrase, which gives us nunca hemos volado.
Why use hemos volado (have flown) instead of the simple past tense volamos (we flew)?
The present perfect (hemos volado) is perfect for talking about life experiences up to the present moment. By saying "we have never flown," the speaker is focusing on the fact that this experience has been missing from their life up until now, making the upcoming flight an adventure.
Is volado an irregular past participle?
No, it is completely regular! Even though the verb volar (to fly) changes its stem in the present tense (like yo vuelo), forming the past participle is simple. You just drop the -ar and add -ado, so volar always becomes volado.
Why doesn't it say ¡qué una aventura! for "what an adventure!"?