"It felt right" in spanish

Question

So if someone asks you: "Why did you do it?" and you say "It felt right"

I think it is: "Se sentía bien"

For me as a english speaker, this looks so strange. Can't you just say "Sentiá bien"?

Also, the "Se" in front, is this a commonly used way of expressing how something feels? Like if you would feel a brick and say "it felt hard" or feel a ball and say: "It felt round", do you still use the same words

"Se sentía ...?"

The answers to this question has made me mightely confused - sparrisen987, May 27, 2013

Answer 1

"Why did you do it?" and you say "It felt right"

I would use imperfect to reflect the feeling of being right before and after the action , ie: Me parecía correcto (por eso lo hice).

But if the feeling of being right is only at the time of action and nothing more, then Me pareció correcto.

For this expression, I would not use sentir; it´s a direct translation from English but sounds unnatural in Spanish.

As in Spanish it depends where one is , I would say , it appears Ok to me , or it looks Ok to me. therefore would -"Parece bien para mi , o se va bien " be acceptable. Thanks mate. - ray76, May 18, 2013

Remember we use sentir like this too. Se sintió rico hacerlo, nothing to do with "me pareció......" - chileno, May 18, 2013

Chileno, I agree but in a much different context, ie: "Se sintió bien rico besarte anoche" (bueno, no a ti sino a una chica ja ja), however, "it felt right" is used in other contexts - 005faa61, May 18, 2013

Ray, I agree with you too, for present context, ie:"¿Qué te parece si no trabajamos hoy? ¡Me parece bien, huevón!" Or about a new car? "Se ve bien". There you have it, mate - 005faa61, May 18, 2013

So, you are telling that "no se siente rico gritarle a tu jefe?" por ejemplo. Only parecer o no correcto... right? - chileno, May 18, 2013

Chileno, in your example yes because it is all about emotions. Mi pinche jefe lo mereció, y más ja ja - 005faa61, Jun 6, 2013

Answer 2

I think se sentía bien is Ok. The se makes it a reflective verb. A literal translation might be It itself felt right. You could also say se sentía correcto or se sentía apropiado.

Correct. Also context is useful as to what the person wants to convey. - chileno, May 18, 2013

Answer 3

Here are my two cents:

¿Por qué lo hiciste?

Porque tenía sentido

Porque me pareció que estaba bien.

Porque creí que estaba bien.

Porque me sentí bien haciéndolo.

Thanks mate for covering it all. - ray76, May 18, 2013