Me siento débil hoy.

today

Breakdown of Me siento débil hoy.

• sentirse: to feel
• débil: weak

Questions & Answers about Me siento débil hoy.

Why is it me siento and not just siento?

Because the verb here is sentirse, which means to feel in the sense of to feel a certain way.

• me = myself / I
• siento = I feel

So me siento débil literally means I feel myself weak, which in natural English is I feel weak.

If you say just siento, it usually needs an object or means something different, for example:

• Siento frío = I feel cold
• Lo siento = I’m sorry

But for personal states with an adjective, Spanish very often uses sentirse:

• Me siento bien = I feel well
• Me siento cansado = I feel tired

What form is siento?

Siento is the first-person singular present tense form of sentir / sentirse.

The infinitive is sentir = to feel.

Its present tense is irregular because it has a stem change:

• yo siento
• tú sientes
• él/ella se siente
• nosotros nos sentimos
• vosotros os sentís
• ellos/ellas se sienten

So siento means I feel.

Why is there no yo in the sentence?