🔤 Grammar
Feelings with the dative case
Many Russian feelings are expressed impersonally with the dative case: «мне грустно» literally means 'to me [is] sad' — I'm sad. This pattern is very common for moods and physical states.
Conjugation tables
Personal pronouns in dative
| Nominative | Dative | Translit |
|---|---|---|
| я | мне | mne |
| ты | тебе | tebé |
| он / оно | ему | yemú |
| она | ей | yey |
| мы | нам | nam |
| вы | вам | vam |
| они | им | im |
Examples
- Мне грустно.Mne grústno.I'm sad.
- Ей холодно.Yey khólodno.She's cold.
- Нам весело!Nam véselo!We're having fun!
Practice
Match each feeling word to its meaning.
Tap a english below, then tap the russian it belongs to — or drag it.
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