ми се спие / ми се јаде

Feeling Like Doing Something

Level 3Sounds Like mi se spie; mi se ǰade

To say you feel like doing something, use ми + се + verb: Ми се спие. (I feel sleepy.) · Не ми се оди. (I don't feel like going.)

How It Works

Building it. Take the verb in the he or she form and put a to-someone pronoun and се in front: спие → Ми се спие. The pronoun changes for the person, and the verb stays the same: Ми се спие. · Ти се спие. · Му се спие. · Ни се спие.

Order. The to-someone pronoun comes before се, and не or ќе goes in front of both: Не ми се работи денес. (I don't feel like working today.) · Дали ти се оди на кино? (Do you feel like going to the cinema?) For the past, use the imperfect: Ми се спиеше цел ден. (I felt sleepy all day.)

With a thing. When you say what you would like to eat or drink, that thing is the subject: Ми се пие кафе. (I feel like a coffee.) · Ми се јаде нешто слатко. With a plural thing, the verb takes the they form: Ми се јадат пуканки. (I feel like eating popcorn.)

Naming the person. For emphasis, add a full pronoun or на + person and keep the short pronoun: Мене не ми се оди. · На Ана ѝ се спие. This pairing is explained in на + лице за индиректен објект.

An urge, not a plan. This pattern describes a feeling that comes over you. To state a wish or plan, use сака да: Сакам да спијам. (I want to sleep.) See сака да + сегашно време. The same to-someone + се frame appears in ми се допаѓа.

Examples (6)

  1. Ми се спие.

    I feel sleepy.

    Word by Word: To-me self sleeps.

  2. Ми се јаде нешто слатко.

    I feel like eating something sweet.

    Word by Word: To-me self eats something sweet.

  3. Не ми се оди на работа денес.

    I don't feel like going to work today.

    Word by Word: Not to-me self goes to work today.

  4. Дали ти се пие кафе?

    Do you feel like a coffee?

    Word by Word: Whether to-you self drinks coffee?

  5. На децата не им се спиеше.

    The children didn't feel sleepy.

    Word by Word: To children-the not to-them self slept.

    The named people take на, and им still appears before the verb.

  6. Ми се јадат пуканки.

    I feel like eating popcorn.

    Word by Word: To-me self are-eaten popcorn.

    Пуканки is plural, so the verb takes the they form јадат.

Common Mistakes

  • Putting the person's ending on the verb.

    Ми се спијам.
    Ми се спие.

    The person is shown only by the pronoun ми. The verb stays in the he or she form.

  • Using a full pronoun without the short one.

    Мене се спие.
    Мене ми се спие.

    Мене only adds emphasis. The short pronoun ми must still stand before се.

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ми се спие / ми се јадеLevel 3Feeling Like Doing Something

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Feeling like doing something follows ми се допаѓа.

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