LingoflyԻնձ ամոթ է, ինձ դուր է գալիս: to whom the feeling happens
Armenian splits feelings in two, and the split decides who runs the sentence. For example: “Ինձ (indz) այս (ays) երգը (yergə) շատ (shat) է դուր (dur) գալիս” (galis) — I really like this song. A rule from the Armenian course: worked out on examples, not memorized as a wording.
How it works
Armenian splits feelings in two, and the split decides who runs the sentence.
Usually the person does the feeling: ամաչում (amachum) եմ (em) (amachum em) I am ashamed, նյարդայնանում (nyardaynanum) եմ (em) (nyardaynanum em) I am nervous, կարոտել (karotel) եմ (em) (karotel em) I miss you.
Sometimes the feeling comes to the person instead, and then ինձ (indz), քեզ (k'ez) or նրան (nran) goes in front. The commonest phrase is ինձ (indz) դուր (dur) է գալիս (galis) (indz dur e galis) — English 'I like it', Armenian 'it is pleasing to me'. Ինձ (indz) ամոթ (amot') է (indz amot' e) works the same way.
The trap is starting with ինձ (indz) where the verb does not ask for it. 'Ինձ ամաչում (amachum) եմ (em) (indz amachum em)' is wrong; plain ամաչում (amachum) եմ (em) is right.
Table
| In English | Who is the subject | In Armenian |
|---|---|---|
| I'm ashamed | I myself | ամաչում (amachum) եմ (em) / ամոթ եմ զգում (amot' em zgum) |
| I'm nervous | I myself | նյարդայնանում (nyardaynanum) եմ (em) |
| I'm proud of you | I myself, you with -ով | քեզնով հպարտանում (hpartanum) եմ (em) |
| I like it | the thing that is liked | ինձ (indz) դուր (dur) է գալիս (galis) |
| I'm curious | a state with a noun | ինձ (indz) հետաքրքիր (hetak'rk'ir) է |
| the noise annoys me | the noise | աղմուկը (aghmukə) ինձ (indz) ջղայնացնում (jghaynatsnum) է |
| I get annoyed | I myself | ջղայնանում եմ (em) |
| I miss you | I myself, you directly | քեզ (k'ez) եմ (em) կարոտել (karotel) |
By example
How the rule settles in your head
A rule is not memorized from an explanation. It is memorized from an attempt to use it and a mistake — that is why the app delivers it mixed in with words, not as a separate lesson: it resurfaces exactly where you forgot it.
Frequently asked
How to say I like it in Armenian?
Sometimes the feeling comes to the person instead, and then ինձ (indz), քեզ (k'ez) or նրան (nran) goes in front. The commonest phrase is ինձ (indz) դուր (dur) է գալիս (galis) — English 'I like it', Armenian 'it is pleasing to me'. Ինձ (indz) ամոթ (amot') է works the same way.
What ինձ (indz) դուր (dur) է գալիս (galis) means?
Sometimes the feeling comes to the person instead, and then ինձ (indz), քեզ (k'ez) or նրան (nran) goes in front. The commonest phrase is ինձ (indz) դուր (dur) է գալիս (galis) — English 'I like it', Armenian 'it is pleasing to me'. Ինձ (indz) ամոթ (amot') է works the same way.
Why ինձ (indz) ամաչում (amachum) եմ (em) is wrong?
The trap is starting with ինձ (indz) where the verb does not ask for it. 'Ինձ ամաչում (amachum) եմ' is wrong; plain ամաչում (amachum) եմ (em) is right.
Armenian feeling verbs: who or to whom?
Sometimes the feeling comes to the person instead, and then ինձ (indz), քեզ (k'ez) or նրան (nran) goes in front. The commonest phrase is ինձ (indz) դուր (dur) է գալիս (galis) — English 'I like it', Armenian 'it is pleasing to me'. Ինձ (indz) ամոթ (amot') է works the same way.
What does it look like in a Armenian example sentence?
“Ինձ (indz) այս (ays) երգը (yergə) շատ (shat) է դուր (dur) գալիս” (galis) (indz ays yergə shat e dur galis) — I really like this song. A rule is easier to test on sentences like this than to memorize as a wording: what surfaces in conversation is the sentence.