Breakdown of Теперь мне не так досадно вспоминать этот день, потому что к ночи мы не только объяснились, но и по-настоящему помирились.
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Because досадно here is being used in an impersonal construction.
Russian often expresses feelings like this with:
- a word such as трудно, приятно, грустно, обидно, досадно
- plus the person experiencing the feeling in the dative case
So:
- мне досадно = I feel upset / It is upsetting to me
- literally, something like to me, it is upsetting
You would not normally say я досадный here, because досадный is an adjective meaning something more like annoying / vexing, and it describes a noun, not the experiencer's feeling.
So:
- Мне досадно вспоминать этот день = It upsets me to remember that day
Досадно means something like:
- upsetting
- painful in an annoyed or regretful way
- vexing
- it bothers me
In this sentence, it suggests emotional discomfort mixed with regret or hurt. It is not as strong as deep grief, and not as simple as ordinary annoyance. In context, мне не так досадно вспоминать этот день means:
- it is not so painful/upsetting for me to remember that day now
- remembering that day no longer bothers me as much