Quien ha decidido tal cosa

Question

I think "tal cosa" means "such a thing" in this sense.

Quien ha decidido tal cosa. Who decided that. Like, who decided such a thing.

Looking at cosa, you can see

¡qué cosas tienes! -> you do say some funny things!

poca cosa -> nothing much

como si tal cosa -> as if nothing had happened

¡qué cosa! -> how strange! (and of course we all know that ¿qué cosa? means what are you talking about, what did you say just then/.)

So even though tal means so / such and it seems obvious I take some delight in evaluating how cosa can be used in it's different ways. And I think tal cosa is such a thing in the "THAT" sense figuratively here.

Gracias.

Answer 1

Well yes, you are a great guesser, just some changes:

¡qué cosas dices! -> you do say some funny things!

but it can also work like: "Don't say things like that!"

-como si tal cosa -> as if nothing had happened

here I'd say: As if such a thing_____

I don't see why to add the verb happen.

Questions are welcome

Answer 2

tal cosa - such a thing

Answer 3

I'm really not sure about the meaning of "como si tal cosa". At first sight I would think it meant "as if there was such a thing/as if something like that existed" Maybe like: "El amor verdadero, como si tal cosa". Kind of a sarcastic statement.