Topic: Ukrainian

"Мені не було весело вчора."

Translation:I did not have fun yesterday.

February 13, 2016

8 Comments

https://www.duolingo.com/profile/ecelinoi

    And also "It wasn't funny for me yesterday"

    July 30, 2016
    https://www.duolingo.com/profile/sagitta145
    Mod

      fun ≠ funny

      Fun -> веселий, весело

      Funny -> смішний, смішно

      April 12, 2019
      https://www.duolingo.com/profile/GeneM.

        Why is було used here? Would it not be був/була depending on the gender of the speaker?

        November 9, 2016
        https://www.duolingo.com/profile/ecelinoi

          Because it's literally "IT WAS not merry to me yesterday"

          November 9, 2016
          https://www.duolingo.com/profile/GeneM.

            Я зараз розумію. Дякую!

            November 9, 2016
            https://www.duolingo.com/profile/Carl_Ramrod
            • 1078

            What's the better translation for this sentence? (A) "I did not feel happy yesterday." (B) "I did not have fun yesterday." They seem like two separate notions in English--do they really map onto the same sentence in Ukrainian?

            January 2, 2019
            https://www.duolingo.com/profile/sagitta145
            Mod

              The correct one is "I did not have fun". Happy = щасливий ≠ веселий. Веселий is similar to the German "froh", it means you are cheerful, having fun.

              April 12, 2019
              https://www.duolingo.com/profile/arihuta

                In case as an alternative, does "я не був веселий вчора" sound natural?

                August 11, 2019
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