Je mi zima: impersonal sentences
Je mi zima. Chce se mi spát. Bolí mě hlava.
In short
In Czech, you don't "be cold": cold happens to you. Je mi zima (it is cold to me). The person goes in the dative (mi, ti, mu…), except with bolet (to hurt), which takes the accusative: Bolí mě hlava.
- Je mi zima.I'm cold.
- Chce se mi spát.I feel sleepy.
- Bolí mě hlava.I have a headache.
- Jak se ti daří?How are you doing?
Full explanation
| Expression | Meaning |
|---|---|
| je mi zima / teplo / horko | I'm cold / warm / hot |
| je mi špatně / dobře | I feel sick / fine |
| je mi líto | I'm sorry |
| je mi smutno | I feel sad |
| chce se mi + infinitive | I feel like… |
| daří se mi | I'm doing well |
| chybíš mi | I miss you |
| zdá se mi, že… | it seems to me that… |
| to mi stačí | that's enough for me |
| bolí mě + body part | my … hurts (accusative: mě, tě, ho, ji…) |
Weather has no subject
Prší (it's raining), sněží (it's snowing), je hezky (it's nice), je zima (it's cold). In the past they take -o: pršelo, bylo hezky.
Never say Jsem zima: that means "I am winter"! It's always Je mi zima.