Mnogo mi se sviđa ova pesma.

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Breakdown of Mnogo mi se sviđa ova pesma.

• sviđati se: to like
• mi: me
• pesma: song

Questions & Answers about Mnogo mi se sviđa ova pesma.

Why is the sentence built with sviđa se instead of a verb meaning to like?

Serbian often expresses to like with the verb sviđati se, which works more like to be pleasing to.

So this sentence is structured more like:

This song is very pleasing to me

than like:

I like this song

That is why the grammar looks different from English.

Serbian also has voleti, and Volim ovu pesmu is possible, but sviđa mi se is a very common way to say that something appeals to you or that you like it.

What does mi mean here?

Mi means to me.

It is the short, unstressed dative form of ja.

• mi = to me
• full form: meni

In this sentence, mi shows who experiences the liking:

• Mnogo mi se sviđa ova pesma = I like this song very much
• literally: This song is very pleasing to me

If you want extra emphasis, you can use meni instead:

• Meni se sviđa ova pesma.

What is se doing in this sentence?

Se is part of the verb expression sviđati se.