Understanding Emotions in Russian

1. Verb Forms:

   • Present Tense:
     • Я счастлив. (I am happy.)
     • Я грустен. (I am sad.)
   • Past Tense:
     • Я был счастлив. (I was happy.)
     • Я был грустен. (I was sad.)
   • Future Tense:
     • Я буду счастлив. (I will be happy.)
     • Я буду грустен. (I will be sad.)

2. Feeling Words:

   • Imperfective: чувствовать (to feel)
   • Perfective: почувствовать (to feel, to experience once)

3. Talking About Emotions:

   • Nominative: радость (joy), печаль (sadness)
   • Accusative: чувствую радость. (I feel joy.)
   • Genitive: нет радости. (There is no joy.)
   • Dative: скучно мне. (I am bored.)
   • Instrumental: с радостью. (With joy.)
   • Prepositional: о грусти. (About sadness.)

4. Matching Adjectives:

   • Masculine: Он счастлив. (He is happy.)
   • Feminine: Она счастлива. (She is happy.)
   • Plural: Они счастливы. (They are happy.)

5. Comparing Feelings:

   • Comparative: более счастливый. (happier)
   • Superlative: самый счастливый. (the happiest)

6. Useful Phrases:

   • "Мне грустно." (I feel sad.)
   • "Я рад." (I am glad.)

With these phrases and words, you can easily talk about your feelings of happiness and sadness in Russian!