زه له تا کرکه لرم
zah lə tā karka larəm
To say "I hate you" in Pashto, use زه له تا کرکه لرم (zah lə tā karka larəm).
This phrase is used to express an intense dislike for someone.
Meaning: expression of intense dislike (phrase)
What does it mean word for word?
The literal translation of زه له تا کرکه لرم is "I from you hatred have", which functions as "I have hatred towards you."
How does it change in a sentence?
To express the negative, "I do not hate you", insert نه (na) before the verb لرم (larəm) to say زه له تا څخه کرکه نه لرم.
How do you pronounce it?
zah lə tā karka larəm
Did you know?
- The pronoun زه is a distant relative of the English 'I' and the Latin 'ego', originating from the Proto-Indo-European root *éǵh₂.
- The social code of 'Pashtunwali' often discourages the kind of blunt, public emotional outbursts that this phrase represents.
- The word کرکه may sound different depending on whether the speaker uses the 'hard' dialect of Peshawar or the 'soft' dialect of Kandahar.
Examples in context
- زه له تا کرکه لرم.ze la ta krakha laram.I hate you.
- زه له تا کرکه لرم ځکه چې دروغ وایې.ze la ta krakha laram zaka che drough waye.I hate you because you lie.
Example conversation
A heated argument between two former friends.
- مریم Maryamاحمد، زه له تا کرکه لرم!Ahmed, ze la ta krakha laram!Ahmed, I hate you!
- احمد Ahmedمریم، دا څه وایې؟Maryam, da tse waye?Maryam, what are you saying?
- مریم Maryamزه له تا ډیره کرکه لرم.ze la ta dera krakha laram.I hate you very much.
- احمد Ahmedزه په دې خفه شوم.ze pa de khafa shum.I am saddened by this.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries زه, CC BY-SA 4.0.
