気持ちだ

feel

→ 気持ち

phrase Uncommon #9,045

feel 気持ち means “feeling” or “state of mind,” and 気持ちだ describes something as a feeling or emotional state. In the past tense, 気持ちだった commonly means “felt” or “was feeling.”

JA: 今日は新しいことを始めたい気持ちだ。

EN: I feel like starting something new today.

本当に助かったのが本当の気持ちだ。

I truly mean it when I say you really helped me.

今朝は出かけたくない気持ちだ。

I don't feel like going out this morning.

本当にうれしいのが本当の気持ちだ。

The truth is, I'm really happy.

これがまたいい気持ちだ！

This feels good again!

— ベルリン・天使の詩 (1987)

穏やかな気持ちだ

I feel at peace.

— 雪山の絆 (2023)

いい気持ちだ

It feels good.

— パディントン２ (2017)

穴があれば入りたい気持ちだ。

I feel like hiding in a hole.

これには複雑な気持ちだ。

I have mixed feelings about this.

久しぶりに来たが何か変な気持ちだ

It's been a while since I came here, but I feel kind of strange.

— ブゴニア (2025)