'me sentía'

Question

This is probably a silly question but today i came across 'me sentía' which i knew the verb 'sentir' to feel. I saw the 'me' part so thought it mea to me or myself so when i translated it it was i felt myself but the translator said it was i felt... Is the me there to say i myself feels? Can anyone epxplain to me why the me is there and why it isn't just 'sentía' Thanks

Answer 1

HI katie, welcome to the forum

You are quite right, sentirse is reflexive, you yourself feel...

Me siento mal. I feel bad (I myself)

Please remember to capitalize your " I " , thanks.

Answer 2

The "me sentía" = I felt is from the reflexive verb sentirse = to feel

I don't know how to explain the difference between the non-reflexive verb "sentir" and the reflexive verb "sentirse", since in my dictionary both can mean "to feel".

Hopefully someone else will be able to explain the difference.