Breakdown of ¡Qué maravilla que mejoren la instalación pública!
qué
what
mejorar
to improve
que
that / than
público
public
la maravilla
marvel / wonder
la instalación
facility / installation
Questions & Answers about ¡Qué maravilla que mejoren la instalación pública!
Why is mejoren in the subjunctive here?
Because the sentence starts with an exclamation that shows a personal opinion or emotion (¡Qué maravilla que...). When you express how you feel about an action, the verb for that action must be in the subjunctive.
The English translation says 'they are improving', so why is it just mejoren and not estén mejorando?
In Spanish, the simple present subjunctive (mejoren) is often used for actions happening right now or around this time. You could say estén mejorando, but the simpler mejoren is very natural and common for 'they are improving' in this context.
Who is the 'they' doing the improving in mejoren?
It is an impersonal 'they'. Just like in English when we say 'they are fixing the roads', it does not refer to specific people we have already mentioned. It just means the government, city workers, or whoever is in charge of the facility.
Can I use an adjective instead of a noun after ¡Qué...? For example, ¡Qué maravilloso que...?
Yes! You can use either a noun like maravilla (which literally means 'marvel' or 'wonder') or an adjective like maravilloso (meaning 'wonderful'). Both are perfectly fine for making these evaluative exclamations.
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