usage of 懐かしい for self


I have a question about 懐かしい. I see it translated as "nostalgic", but i seem
to understand it would be closer to "(something) that makes you feel
nostalgic".

My question is : can 懐かしい be used to describe my state of mind as in :

懐かしいです - i feel nostalgic ?

Or can it only be used to describe an object, period or event that **makes**
you feel nostalgic ?

Hope that makes sense.

Thanks for your help !




Yes, the subject of the 懐かしい adjective is the thing that's considered to be
nostalgic. In other words, the sensory input (or memory/thought/etc) that
ellicits the nostalgia.

However, if you want to emphasize the state of mind (i.e., the feeling) of
nostalgia, you can do so by combining 懐かしい with 気持ち. For example:

> あの道を歩いたら、何となく **懐かしい気持ち** になってきた。

