Russian Word of the Day
нравиться
NRA-vi-tsa • verb (imperfective, reflexive) — 21st of Jun, 2026
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Meaning: to be pleasing to; to like (used with a dative person: 'X is pleasing to me' = 'I like X')
Examples
- Мне нравится этот фильм.
(I like this movie.) - Тебе нравится кофе с молоком?
(Do you like coffee with milk?) - Ему не нравится шум в комнате.
(He doesn't like the noise in the room.)
Synonyms
- понравиться
- любить
Use нравится with a person in the dative case: Мне/Тебе/Ему нравится... (It literally means 'is pleasing to me/you/him'). For a single past or completed liking use the perfective понравиться (e.g. 'Мне понравился фильм' = 'I liked the movie'). To make it negative add не: 'мне не нравится'. You can follow it with a noun or an infinitive: 'Мне нравится эта песня' / 'Мне нравится читать'.
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