Breakdown of Мне приходят уведомления о каждом новом комментарии, и это меня раздражает.
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Questions & Answers about Мне приходят уведомления о каждом новом комментарии, и это меня раздражает.
Why does the sentence start with Мне приходят уведомления instead of Я получаю уведомления?
Both are grammatically correct, but they feel different in Russian.
Мне приходят уведомления literally: Notifications come to me.
- The notifications are the grammatical subject.
- Мне is in the dative: the person who receives/experiences something.
- This sounds natural and neutral in everyday speech when talking about emails, messages, notifications, letters, etc.
Я получаю уведомления literally: I receive notifications.
- Я is now the subject; it sounds slightly more active and deliberate, sometimes a bit more formal or “bookish” in this context.
- It can imply more of an action on your part (though not always very strongly).
In short: Мне приходят уведомления is the most typical, idiomatic way to say “I get notifications” in casual Russian when things just arrive to you automatically.
What case is мне, and why is it used here?