Ek haat jou
/æk ɦɑːt jœu̯/word by word
The English phrase "I hate you" is translated into Afrikaans as Ek haat jou.
Ek haat jou is used as an expression of intense dislike.
Meaning: expression of intense dislike (phrase)
How does it change in a sentence?
You can change the object of the sentence by replacing jou with other pronouns: use Ek haat hom for "I hate him" or Ek haat haar for "I hate her". To express the past tense, use the auxiliary verb het and the past participle gehaat, as in Ek het jou gehaat (I hated you).
How do you pronounce it?
/æk ɦɑːt jœu̯/
Did you know?
- In some South African dialects, the phrase Ek haat jou may be replaced by English slang during heated arguments due to the high rate of code-switching between Afrikaans and English.
- In intense emotional contexts, Afrikaans speakers might use the word vreeslik meaning 'terribly' to amplify Ek haat jou, turning it into Ek haat jou vreeslik.
- The word ek is a direct descendant of the Proto-Indo-European root *eǵh₂óm, which is the same ancestor shared by the English 'I' and the Latin 'ego'.
Examples in context
- Ek haat jou.I hate you.
- Ek haat jou vir alles wat jy gedoen het.I hate you for everything you have done.
- Ek haat jou vreeslik baie.I hate you very much.
Example conversation
Anika and Johan are having a heated argument.
- AnikaEk haat jou, Johan!I hate you, Johan!
- JohanHoekom sê jy dit?Why are you saying that?
- AnikaJy het my groot leuens vertel.You told me big lies.
- JohanEk is jammer, Anika.I am sorry, Anika.
