mul on külm

Feeling Cold, Hungry or Bored

Level 2

Mul on külm means I am cold, literally "at me is cold". The person who feels it goes into the adessive.

How It Works

Put the person who feels something in the adessive, then on, then the word for the feeling. The verb is always on, whoever feels it: mul on, sul on, tal on, meil on, teil on, neil on.

  • Mul on külm. – I am cold.
  • Mul on palav. – I am hot.
  • Mul on igav. – I am bored.
  • Mul on kõht tühi. – I am hungry. (literally: my stomach is empty)
  • Mul on janu. – I am thirsty.
  • Mul on hea meel. – I am glad.
  • Mul on kahju. – I am sorry.
  • Mul on kiire. – I am in a hurry.
  • Mul on valus. – It hurts.
  • Mul on halb. – I feel sick.

Other people: Lapsel on palav. (The child is hot.) Kas sul on külm? (Are you cold?)

Negative and past: Mul ei ole igav. or Mul pole igav. Mul oli külm.

Starting to feel: use hakkama: Mul hakkas külm. (I started to feel cold.)

Why not ma olen? With olema, the word describes the person: Ma olen igav means "I am boring", and Ma olen külm means that you are cold to the touch or unfriendly. Some adjectives do describe a feeling with olema, such as Ma olen näljane (I am hungry), so learn each expression as a whole.

Examples (6)

  1. Mul on külm, pane aken kinni.

    I'm cold, close the window.

    Word by Word: at-me is cold, put window closed

  2. Kas sul on igav?

    Are you bored?

  3. Mul on kõht tühi.

    I'm hungry.

    Literally "at me the stomach is empty".

  4. Mul on väga hea meel sind näha.

    I'm very glad to see you.

  5. Lapsel hakkas palav.

    The child started to feel hot.

  6. Vabandust, mul on kiire.

    Sorry, I'm in a hurry.

Common Mistakes

  • Using ma olen for a feeling.

    Ma olen igav.
    Mul on igav.

    Ma olen igav means "I am boring". To say you feel bored, use the adessive: mul on igav.

  • Making the verb agree with the person.

    Mul olen külm.
    Mul on külm.

    In this pattern the verb is always on. The person is shown only by the adessive: mul, sul, tal.

  • Using ma olen külm for feeling cold.

    Ma olen külm, pane aken kinni.
    Mul on külm, pane aken kinni.

    Ma olen külm describes you as a cold person. To say you feel cold, use mul on külm.

How It Connects

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mul on külmLevel 2Feeling Cold, Hungry or Bored

Learn This First

Feelings reuse the having pattern.

Words in This Pattern

külmpalavigavkõhttühimeelolema