In German what is the diffrence in usage between "Ich bin" and "mir ist"?
2007-07-23 00:53:41 · 7 answers · asked by K 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
Um..duh! i gathered the gist of it being eqievelant to "I am" and "is me", but i only know when to use each of those in English by instinct.
I think the rule is that "I" is the subject and "me" is the object. But i have heard "mir" used in a subjective sence, so i don't think they corrospond directly.
Any one who actually knows?
2007-07-23 01:21:43 · update #1
Can someone give examples that are not Rammstein lyrics please, rock songs are not reliable for gramatrical correctness.
2007-07-23 01:24:05 · update #2
or at least in english they aren't, and the "poetic" value of "Rein Raus" does not give me much faith in Rammstein's use of the language.
2007-07-23 01:25:57 · update #3
Both usually translate into "I am".
"Mir" & "Dir" (Your) is something in between of "I"/ "You" & "Mine"/ "Yours".
PS: "Mir ist" really isn't "Is Me"
2007-07-23 01:24:47 · answer #1 · answered by just*beene 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Ok here it goes...
''Ich bin'' is basically the formal/proper/common way and ''mir ist'' is slang/everyday language. You wouldn't write ''mir ist'' to replace ''ich bin'' for any formal text/letter/email except in a dialogue, for example.
Mir ist kalt = I am cold (Ich bin kalt)
Mir ist krank/schlecht = I am sick (Ich bin krank)
It's also used in expressions like:
Das ist mir bekannt = I know that (Das weiss ich)
Das ist mir egal = I don't care/It's all the same to me
It's basically used to replace ''I'' and the verb.
2007-07-23 05:04:59 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
The difference is when to use them.
I am an American. Ich bin Amerikaner.
But,
I am cold. Mir ist kalt. (To me it is cold. You are not the cold one, it is the surrounding air that is making you feel cold.)
There are many more examples.
2007-07-26 15:56:00 · answer #3 · answered by Language Man 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
"Ich bin" means "I am";
The literal translation of "mir ist" is "It is to me" but it is used in the sense of "I feel". Sometimes, it can give something a completely different meaning:
"Mir ist kalt!" = I'm cold, I feel cold.
"Ich bin kalt" = I'm stone cold - i.e. dead!!
2007-07-23 01:17:22 · answer #4 · answered by GrahamH 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Noone ought to grant you a distinctive answer. some will inform you it became purely a typing mistake that wasn't afflicted with to be corrected, and grew to become customary. Others will say it originated as a typing variety regarding incorrect grammar and spelling occasion: "eye iz goin ta pwnage u lul!" or "iz is teh pwnage"
2016-10-09 06:46:04 · answer #5 · answered by cole 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Normally, I am is 'ich bin.' However, some descriptions require 'mir ist...' - for me, it is...' Compare the Spanish 'tengo frio' - I am/feel cold (literally, I have cold) and 'soy frio' - I am frigid!
2007-07-23 03:53:37 · answer #6 · answered by JJ 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
"ich bin" is "I am". "mir ist" is "is me"...
lol
2007-07-23 01:02:29 · answer #7 · answered by xhedgehogsrockx 3 · 0⤊ 3⤋