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i am happy vs I am happily

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'I am happy' is the more common and natural way to express your current state of happiness. 'I am happily' is less common and is used when you want to emphasize how you are feeling in a particular situation or while doing something.

Last updated: March 23, 2024 • 4703 views

i am happy

This phrase is correct and commonly used to express one's current state of happiness.

This phrase is used to simply state that you are feeling happy at the moment.

Examples:

  • I am happy to see you.
  • I am happy with the results.
  • I am happy for your success.
  • I am happy to help.
  • I am happy about the news.
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  • Oct 16, 2020 ... Since I am happy in my current job, all interviews are low stakes. I can experiment with different styles, see what resonates and when I eventually need a new ...
  • Dec 14, 2023 ... "i am happy with my current liege' how do i recruit these clan leaders when they keep saying this? i've only managed to recruit 2 clans ...
  • Nov 24, 2014 ... Question: I am happy without friends. Is there anything wrong? I don't feel that I need them. Answer: Absolutely nothing is wrong with you!
  • Nov 12, 2023 ... I am happy to inform you that I have been promoted to full professor at the Technical University of Denmark. This has been an amazing journey until now.
  • Mar 11, 2021 ... Why am I Depressed Even Though I am Happy? · Look at your life and tell me what's wrong with it. · If this is all true, then why do you feel so ...
  • Oct 31, 2024 ... Smol update! I am happy to share that I've been promoted to Product Designer - II at Zepto. A short while ago, I took the leap of leaving my ...
  • I am happy and hoping it lasts for four years. I have been a very happy Democrat for the past week and I am not used to this. I'm used to reading about ...
  • I am happy. It's Big. Jan 17, 2021 | 0. HOW HAS THIS PANDEMIC AFFECTED YOUR LEARNING EXPERIENCE? The pandemic has affected my learning experience because I ...

Alternatives:

  • I feel happy
  • I am feeling happy
  • I am in a good mood
  • I am in high spirits
  • I am pleased

I am happily

This phrase is correct but less common. It is used to emphasize how you are feeling in a particular situation or while doing something.

This phrase is used to emphasize the manner in which you are feeling happy in a specific situation or while engaging in an activity.
  • He would not approve of a traditional Betazoid wedding, so I am happily adapting!
  • I am a happily married woman, Mason.
  • I am a happily married man, and I love my wife more than anything in the world.
  • Yes, but today I am alone and happily dating multiple women so I can concentrate on my work and not get fired.
  • Papa, you should go to see mom, Telling her I am good, living happily.
  • But leaving that political difference aside, I - happily - am not a Conservative, therefore I do not have to vote blindly for complete nonsense.
  • Not only am I happily sober, but so is my daughter.
  • I would happily accept because I am in need of currency.
  • I am Lwaxana, and any introductory compliment will be happily received.
  • Happily, I think I can say that I am on the road to recovery.
  • I am, moreover, completely convinced that all of us who are here this evening will happily help her.
  • That is why I am expressing my joy here today, Mr President, because, happily, justice is being done.
  • I am a teacher, I taught for 39 years and I did so happily with many women. I worked for women in teaching, very happily - no problem.
  • We're way too similar and I am having a very hard time losing, so... I will happily let you get back to this big queen bed if you'll just help us win a few more rounds.
  • Madame Berès, happily, on this question and the multiplicity of legal dimensions which you bring to my attention, I am not an expert and so I sought advice from those with expertise.
  • So I invite him to put down a written question listing the issues, that he very fairly raised, and I am certain that my colleagues in the Commission will happily respond in detail.
  • I am legally obligated to tell you that Mayfield is returning deposits until the end of the day today, but happily you don't need that.
  • He tried to make me give you up but I told him that I would happily stay in his house for ever, but never would I give up my wife nor who I am.
  • I am sure that all of the groups will be happy with this solution and, appealing to the Commission, I would like to hope that the matter could be happily resolved so as to conclude a somewhat problematic procedure in a generally satisfactory manner.
  • No, I am not afraid of Siemens and I will happily send OLAF to investigate these cases, but of course there is a clear legal framework in which we can operate and can go to investigate.

Alternatives:

  • I am happily enjoying the party.
  • She is happily working on her project.
  • He is happily playing with his friends.
  • They are happily exploring the city.
  • We are happily spending time together.

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