gefiel mir nicht

I didn't like it

→ gefallen

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I didn't like it Used with a person or thing as the subject: literally, “it did not please me.” The person who dislikes it is expressed with the dative mir, meaning “to me.” Gefiel is the simple past of gefallen.

GE: Der Film gefiel mir nicht.

EN: I didn't like the movie.

Ihre Antwort gefiel mir nicht.

I didn't like your answer.

— Oppenheimer (2023)

Es gefiel mir nicht, von meiner Frau und meinen Kindern getrennt zu sein.

I didn’t like being separated from my wife and children.

Gefiel mir nicht.

I didn’t like it.

— The Rip (2026)

Er gefiel mir nicht.

I didn’t like him.

— The Rip (2026)

Ich ahnte, dass das nicht gut war, und das gefiel mir nicht.

I suspected that this wasn't good, and I didn't like it.

— Leid und Herrlichkeit (2019)

Der Preis gefiel mir nicht.

I didn’t like the price.

Es gefiel mir nicht.

I didn't like it.