Feelings With mi je

Level 2

Feelings often use the pattern adverb + mi + je.

How It Works

PhraseMeaning
Hladno mi je.I am cold.
Toplo mi je.I am warm.
Žao mi je.I am sorry.
Drago mi je.I am glad. Also Nice to meet you.
Dosadno mi je.I am bored.

The word for the feeling looks like the neuter adjective. The person stays in the dative. Change the person only: Hladno ti je. Hladno joj je.

These phrases are about how the body or mind feels. Other states use biti with an ordinary adjective: Umoran sam. Gladna sam. Both patterns exist, and each word picks its own, so learn them with the phrase.

Examples (5)

  1. Hladno mi je.

    I am cold.

    Feeling + mi je.

  2. Žao mi je, Amire.

    I am sorry, Amir.

    A common way to apologise.

  3. Drago mi je.

    Nice to meet you.

    Literally I am glad.

  4. Toplo joj je u kuhinji.

    She is warm in the kitchen.

    Joj changes the person.

  5. Dosadno nam je.

    We are bored.

    Nam for we.

Common Mistakes

  • Using biti with the adverb

    Ja sam hladno.
    Hladno mi je.

    With this feeling, the person goes into the dative.

How It Connects

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Feelings With mi jeLevel 2

Learn This First

Hladno mi je uses a dative pronoun with je.

Words in This Pattern

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