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    ¿A qué viene tu enfado?

    Grammar & Usage

    interrogative phrase
    neutral

    How it works

    This construction uses the idiomatic verbal periphrasis '¿a qué viene...?', where the verb 'venir' figuratively indicates the origin, reason, or justification of something. It is followed by a noun phrase, in this case 'tu enfado' (possessive adjective 'tu' + masculine noun 'enfado'). It often carries a pragmatic tone of mild reproach, surprise, or incomprehension regarding the other person's reaction.

    Sample sentences

    No te he dicho nada malo, así que no sé a qué viene tu enfado.

    I haven't said anything bad to you, so I don't know what the reason for your anger is.

    ¿A qué viene tu enfado si habíamos acordado hacerlo así?

    Why are you angry if we had agreed to do it this way?

    Cálmate un poco y explícame a qué viene tu enfado.

    Calm down a bit and explain to me what your anger is all about.

    Quick facts

    verb_form:viene (3rd person singular present indicative of 'venir')
    noun_gender:enfado (masculine singular)
    idiomatic_structure:¿a qué viene + [noun / infinitive]?

    Mnemonic

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    Example

    No te he dicho nada malo, así que no sé a qué viene tu enfado.

    I haven't said anything bad to you, so I don't know what the reason for your anger is.

    ¿A qué viene tu enfado si habíamos acordado hacerlo así?

    Why are you angry if we had agreed to do it this way?

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