"Io non mi sento bene."

[ceceg]

I wrote, "I do not hear well" and was marked wrong. Since sentire can mean to hear and to feel, how do I know which English verb to use? Is the key the use or absence of the reflexive pronoun?

[f.formica]

Yes; the reflexive means to feel about oneself, or rarely to hear oneself. For instance, it could have been "Non mi sento bene quando parlo" (I can't hear myself well when I talk), but it's "Non mi sento sicuro" (I don't feel safe/sure) or "Non mi sento un eroe" (I don't feel like a hero). It's usually about emotions or states of being, for instance "I feel a pain" would be "Sento/provo un dolore", with no reflexive.

[ceceg]

Grazie mille

[hayley_t]

Why is this sentence not reflexive?

[Eduard51807]

Mr. Stark, I'm not feeling well...