Word
Мне проще запомнить новые слова, когда я записываю их в дневник.
Meaning
It’s easier for me to remember new words when I write them down in a diary.
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Questions & Answers about Мне проще запомнить новые слова, когда я записываю их в дневник.
Why does it start with Мне? Why dative instead of я?
Russian often expresses feelings/comfort/difficulty with a “dative experiencer” construction: мне + (adverb/predicative) + infinitive.
So Мне проще запомнить… literally means “To me it’s easier to remember…” = “I find it easier to remember…”.
You’ll see the same pattern with:
- Мне трудно понять (It’s hard for me to understand)
- Мне приятно познакомиться (Nice to meet you)
What part of speech is проще here?
Проще is the comparative form of просто in the “category of state” / predicative use (often taught as an adverb used predicatively). In this sentence it means easier / more easily.
Related forms:
- просто = simply / it’s easy (depending on context)
- проще = easier
- самое простое (colloquial) = the easiest thing
Why use запомнить (perfective) instead of запоминать (imperfective)?