Re: Mir ist kalt -- How to analyze this sentence?

"Mark J. Reed" <markjreed@...> wrote:

>You sure it's an adjective?  Isn't "kalt" the nominative form of the
>noun "cold" as well?  I would interpret it as literally "cold is to
>me".
The Cassell's German dictionary says that it is only an adjective.
The noun is Kälte.

>I mean, what other words can you drop into the slot occupied
>by "kalt" in that sentence?
"warm" and "heiß"

Charlie

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