ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਨਫ਼ਰਤ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ
main tainu nafrat karda haan
The English phrase "I hate you" is translated into Punjabi as ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਨਫ਼ਰਤ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ (main tainu nafrat karda haan).
This phrase is an expression of intense dislike.
Meaning: expression of intense dislike (phrase)
What does it mean word for word?
Literally, the phrase ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਨਫ਼ਰਤ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ translates to "I you hate do am", where ਮੈਂ means "I", ਤੈਨੂੰ means "to you", ਨਫ਼ਰਤ means "hate", ਕਰਦਾ means "doing" and ਹਾਂ means "am".
How does it change in a sentence?
The form of the verb changes based on the gender of the speaker. A male speaker uses the masculine verb ending karda in ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਨਫ਼ਰਤ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ, while a female speaker must change the ending to kardi to say ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਨਫ਼ਰਤ ਕਰਦੀ ਹਾਂ.
How do you pronounce it?
main tainu nafrat karda haan
Did you know?
- If you want to express a chilling, detached hatred, you can replace the informal ਤੈਨੂੰ (tainu) with the formal ਤੁਹਾਨੂੰ (tuhanu).
- In Punjabi poetry and songwriting, ਪਿਆਰ (love) and ਨਫ਼ਰਤ (hate) are often treated as two sides of the same coin, representing an intense passion rather than simple opposites.
- The word ਨਫ਼ਰਤ (nafrat) is actually a loanword from Arabic, having entered Punjabi through Persian influence. It is not a native Indo-Aryan word like many other Punjabi terms.
Example conversation
Two friends are arguing after a betrayal.
- ਅਮਨ Amanਤੂੰ ਮੇਰਾ ਭਰੋਸਾ ਤੋੜਿਆ ਹੈ।Tū̃ mērā bharōsā tōṛiyā hai.You broke my trust.
- ਕਿਰਨ Kiranਮੈਨੂੰ ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰ ਦਿਓ, ਅਮਨ।Mainū māf kar di-ō, Aman.Please forgive me, Aman.
- ਅਮਨ Amanਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਨਫ਼ਰਤ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ!Main tainū nafrat kardā hā̃!I hate you!
- ਕਿਰਨ Kiranਮੈਂ ਜਾਣਦੀ ਹਾਂ ਕਿਰਨ ਗਲਤ ਸੀ।Main jāṇdī hā̃ Kiran galat sī.I know Kiran was wrong.
