Мне досадно, когда я забываю проездной дома.

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Breakdown of Мне досадно, когда я забываю проездной дома.

• дома: at home
• мне: me
• когда: when

Questions & Answers about Мне досадно, когда я забываю проездной дома.

Why does the sentence start with мне instead of я?

Because досадно is used in an impersonal construction.

In Russian, feelings like мне грустно, ему холодно, нам обидно, мне досадно are often expressed as:

• [person in the dative] + [state word]

So:

• мне = to me / for me
• досадно = annoying / vexing / frustrating

Literally, Мне досадно is something like It is vexing to me.

English usually says I’m annoyed or It annoys me, but Russian often uses this dative pattern instead of я.

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What exactly does досадно mean? Is it the same as грустно or обидно?

Not exactly. Досадно means something like:

• annoying
• frustrating
• vexing
• irritating in a mildly regretful way

It is often used when something unpleasant happens because of a mistake, bad luck, or inconvenience.

Compare:

• грустно = sad
• обидно = hurt / offensive / disappointing in a way that feels unfair
• досадно = annoying, frustrating

So if you forget your travel pass at home, досадно fits well because it is not deep sadness; it is more like Ugh, how annoying.

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Why is there no verb like есть in Мне досадно?