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Why it's "Sviđa mi se" and not "Sviđam se" for "I like it"?

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Sviđati se - to be liked or to be liked by


Sviđam se - I am liked by

Sviđaš se - You are liked by

Sviđa se - He / She / It is liked by

Sviđamo se - We are liked by

Sviđate se - You are liked by

Sviđaju se - They are liked by


Dative Pronouns:

meni / mi - to me

tebi / ti - to you

njemu / mu - to him

njoj / joj - to her

nama / nam - to us

vama / vam - to you

njima / im - to them


Example sentence:

Sviđam ti se - I am liked by you. / You like me.

Tebi se sviđam (long version)


Sviđaš mi se - You are liked by me. / I like you.

Meni se sviđaš (long version)


Sviđa mi se - He / She / It is liked by me. / I like him / her / it

Meni se sviđa (long version)


Sviđamo ti se - We are liked by you. / You like us.

Tebi se sviđamo (long version)


Sviđate mi se - You are liked by me. / I like you.

Meni se sviđate (long version)


Sviđaju mi se - They are liked by me. / I like them

Meni se sviđaju (long version)


Another example which was asked in this topic:

I like your bathroom.


Sviđa mi se tvoje kupatilo.

Sviđam se tvom kupatilu. (Your bathroom likes me)


I like your house.

Sviđa mi se tvoja kuća.


You like my house.

Sviđa ti se moja kuća.


You like your house.

Sviđa ti se tvoja kuća.