Breakdown of Es missfällt mir, da Sie so böse starren.
es
it
Sie
you (formal)
mir
me / to me (dative)
so
so, such (intensifier)
Questions & Answers about Es missfällt mir, da Sie so böse starren.
How does the prefix miss- work in the verb missfällt?
The inseparable prefix miss- adds a negative meaning to a verb, much like "dis-" or "mis-" in English. Here, it turns the base idea of gefallen (to please) into its exact opposite, missfallen (to displease).
Why does the sentence use the dative pronoun mir instead of the accusative mich?
Just like the positive verb gefallen (to please / to like), the negative verb missfallen requires its object to be in the dative case. The thing doing the displeasing is the subject (es), and the person who is displeased takes the dative (mir).
Why does the verb change to missfällt with an "ä"?
The root of this word is the strong verb fallen (to fall). Strong verbs with an "a" in the stem often change to an "ä" in the du and er/sie/es forms. Since the subject here is es, fallen becomes fällt, making the full conjugated verb missfällt.
Is there a difference between using da and weil in this sentence?