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[upthera44.livejournal.com]

What are the equivalents in Russia for

I'm embarassed about [something]

I'm ashamed of [something]

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[tlkh.livejournal.com]

мне стыдно за (кого? чего?)

[archaicos.livejournal.com]

You got it wrong. It takes the accusative after за, thus, мне стыдно за кого/что.

[archaicos.livejournal.com]

Um...

Мне стыдно за мой поступок.
Мне стыдно за то, что я сделал.
Мне стыдно за свой вид.
Мне стыдно за свою машину/табуретку.

You don't say, for example, "За чего мне стыдно?". You say "За что мне стыдно?"

All nouns are accusative in here, despite the accusative's "что":

Я люблю мой вид.
Я люблю свою машину/табуретку.

"Что" by itself does not imply the nominative form of the noun.

That's perhaps why our cases are so misleading to foreigners, because we fail to explain them well.

[tlkh.livejournal.com]

sorry, my bad

[archaicos.livejournal.com]

It's OK. I make mistakes as well. :)