B2–C1 · RTR · XPRRTR009

❌ I feel myself [X]. → ✓ I feel [Y]

A reusable frame from “Russian-speaker transfer traps”. Correct recurring English and German structures that Russian speakers tend to transfer literally.

EN · English❌ I feel myself [adjective]. → ✓ I feel [adjective].
DE · GermanEN: feel [adjective] ↔ DE: sich [adjective] fühlen

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  1. RU · Translation

    Она нервничает перед презентациями.

    EN · English

    ❌  She  feels  herself nervous before presentations. → ✓  She  feels  nervous before presentations.

    DE · German

    English: She feels nervous. ↔ German:  Sie  fühlt  sich nervös.

  2. RU · Translation

    Сейчас я чувствую себя намного лучше.

    EN · English

    ❌  I  feel myself much better now. → ✓  I  feel much  better now.

    DE · German

    English: I feel better. ↔ German:  Ich  fühle  mich besser.

  3. RU · Translation

    Тебе здесь комфортно?

    EN · English

    ❌ Do  you  feel  yourself comfortable here? → ✓ Do  you  feel  comfortable here?

    DE · German

    English: Do you feel comfortable? ↔ German:  Fühlst  du  dich wohl?

  4. RU · Translation

    Мы чувствуем, что готовы начать.

    EN · English

    ❌  We  feel  ourselves ready to  start. → ✓  We  feel  ready to  start.

    DE · German

    English: We feel ready. ↔ German:  Wir  fühlen  uns bereit.

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Russian → English transfer

Feel good, not feel myself good

✕ I feel myself tired today.
✓ I feel tired today.

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