Metkagram · Russian → English transfer · XPRRTR009
Feel good, not feel myself good
Common transfer form
✕ I feel myself tired today.
Target English frame
✓ I feel tired today.
Why the error happens
Russian uses a reflexive form in чувствовать себя. Ordinary English feel + adjective does not copy that reflexive pronoun. German is a useful contrast because sich fühlen does require it.
What to remember
English: feel + adjective. German: sich fühlen + adjective.
❌ I feel myself [adjective]. → ✓ I feel [adjective].
More examples
- ❌ She feels herself nervous before presentations. → ✓ She feels nervous before presentations.Она нервничает перед презентациями.
- ❌ I feel myself much better now. → ✓ I feel much better now.Сейчас я чувствую себя намного лучше.
- ❌ Do you feel yourself comfortable here? → ✓ Do you feel comfortable here?Тебе здесь комфортно?
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