What a nice day! / How beautiful!
What a nice day! / How beautiful! means “Exclamations: What a/an + adjective + noun! and How + adjective!”. To show surprise or strong feeling, use What a/an + adjective + noun: What a nice day. Formation: What (a/an) (+ adj) + noun! · How + adj/adv!
Exclamations: What a/an + adjective + noun! and How + adjective!
A2Formation
What (a/an) (+ adj) + noun! · How + adj/adv!
Explanation
To show surprise or strong feeling, use What a/an + adjective + noun: What a nice day! What an amazing goal! With plural or uncountable nouns, drop a: What beautiful flowers! What terrible weather! Use How before an adjective or adverb alone: How beautiful! How fast he runs! After the opening, the word order stays normal — there is no inversion: What a nice day it is (not 'is it').
Examples
Note
A/an appears only with a singular countable noun: What a day! but What luck! Don't mix the two patterns: with a noun use What (What a nice day!), with an adjective alone use How (How nice!).
FAQ
What a nice day! / How beautiful! — what does it mean and how is it used?
Exclamations: What a/an + adjective + noun! and How + adjective!. To show surprise or strong feeling, use What a/an + adjective + noun: What a nice day! What an amazing goal! With plural or uncountable nouns, drop a: What beautiful flowers! What terrible weather! Use How before an adjective or adverb alone: How beautiful! How fast he runs! After the opening, the word order stays normal — there is no inversion: What a nice day it is (not 'is it').
What a nice day! / How beautiful! — how do you form it?
What (a/an) (+ adj) + noun! · How + adj/adv!
What a nice day! / How beautiful! — any usage notes?
A/an appears only with a singular countable noun: What a day! but What luck! Don't mix the two patterns: with a noun use What (What a nice day!), with an adjective alone use How (How nice!).