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Me is nominative here. So what it should be?

Bin ich dumm!

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Dumm ich!

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    Is really "me" nominative? I would think that "I" is nominative, not "me".
    – c.p.
    Aug 18, 2013 at 8:29

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@Lennart: Just because a sentence starts with a verb doesn't mean it should be a question. "Spiel nicht mit deinem Essen!" "Wollte er es, hätte er es gemacht."

Ich würde "silly me" mit "Ich Schussel" oder "Ach, natürlich..." ("... muss ich es so machen!") übersetzen.

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    Comments to Lennart should be postet below his answers. If he deletes the answer, it will not be overseen. If the sorting of answers differs, your comment will not be in front of the text it comments.
    – user unknown
    Aug 20, 2013 at 1:19
  • What does the "@Lennart" part refer to? In any case, this answer is too unspecific. I can think of plenty of opportunities where I could imagine saying "Silly me.", but where "Ich Schussel." would not seem fitting. At least in my experience, Schussel has quite a specific meaning compared to "silly me".
    – O. R. Mapper
    Jul 30, 2016 at 8:35
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The phrase "silly me" is colloquial English. The German equivalent, "Bin ich dumm!", is colloquial, too (dict.cc).

A more fitting translation would be "Ich Idiot" (or "Ich Schussel", like @Robert suggested), which would be a title you assign to yourself to indicate that you are indeed silly.

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    I agree, but can't you say "Bin ich dumm!" with exclamation mark and it would be proper grammar?
    – Martin Hansen
    Aug 17, 2013 at 22:54
  • @MartinHansen No. From Lennart's answer: "...since sentences beginning with a verb should generally be questions."
    – Dustin
    Aug 17, 2013 at 22:55
  • I have read it, but I'm not sure if it's incorrect, because it could be used as an interjection. Edit: Or as an "Ausruf" (don't know the english word), like "Ach!" or "Wie schön!"
    – Martin Hansen
    Aug 17, 2013 at 23:00
  • @MartinHansen You may be right there. What you mean would indeed be an Interjektion. They are mostly used in spoken language on a personal level. In written language, "Interjektionen" are used as stylistic devices for imitating orality, thus being a mean of colloquial communication. Feel free to correct me, but that is what I learned in school.
    – ix5
    Aug 17, 2013 at 23:24
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    @Martin is absolutely right, exclamations using question word order are very much possible and quite common: Bin ich blöd! Was bist du für ein Schussel!
    – chirlu
    Aug 17, 2013 at 23:26

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