हांव तुका पसंद करता
hanv tuka pasand karta
To say "I like you" in Konkani, use हांव तुका पसंद करता (hanv tuka pasand karta).
Meaning: I like you (phrase)
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of हांव (I), तुका (you – object form), पसंद (like/preference) and करता (do/make).
How does it change in a sentence?
The word तुका is the dative/accusative form of तू (you), used here because you is the object of the liking.
How do you pronounce it?
hanv tuka pasand karta
Did you know?
- Depending on the region, Konkani speakers may use different scripts to write हांव तुका पसंद करता, including Devanagari, Roman, Kannada or Malayalam scripts.
- The word पसंद (pasand) in this phrase is actually a loanword from Persian, having traveled through Arabic and several other languages to reach Konkani.
- The word हांव (hanv) for 'I' traces its ancestry back to the Proto-Indo-European pronoun *éǵh₂, the same root that produced the English word 'I'.
Example conversation
Sandeep tells Anjali how he feels.
- संदीप Sandeepअंजली, हांव तुका पसंद करता.Anjali, hanv tuka pasand karta.Anjali, I like you.
- अंजली Anjaliखरेच? हांवूय तुका पसंद करता.Khorech? Hanvuy tuka pasand karta.Really? I like you too.
- संदीप Sandeepम्हाका खूप उमेद जाली.Mhaka khup umed jali.I am very hopeful.
- अंजली Anjaliहांवूय तसोच मानता.Hanvuy tasoch manta.I feel the same way.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries हांव, CC BY-SA 4.0.
