Qué + Noun. or Adj?
How to say "How surprise"?
Qué sorpresa? Or Qué sorprendido?
Qué + Noun. or Adjective?
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¡Qué sorpresa! = What a surprise! (noun)
¡Qué sorprendente! = How surprising! (adjective)
You can use either a noun or an adjective. There is a difference in meaning, though. (The difference is usually slight).
I don't know the grammatical reasons but: Qué means more than just how. Qué + noun = What a....... Qué sorpresa....... Which is the correct phrase meaning it is the one I hear all the time (I don't know if the other is ever used to mean how surprising, maybe it isI can't say because I don't remember it) = What a surprise which could be though of as "How surprising" but is really more like what a....... Qué + adjective means How.... Qué bonito = how pretty........ etc.....
PS How surprise is not correct. How surprising or what a surprise are correct.
You can also say ¡Qué sorprendido me he quedado! I think in this case would be Que + adjective
Sorpresa is Noun.
So , do you mean Qué +Noun. also Adjective? Both?