अहं त्वां कामयामि
aham tvam kamayami
The phrase "I like you" in Sanskrit is अहं त्वां कामयामि (aham tvam kamayami).
Meaning: I like you (phrase)
What does it mean word for word?
The sentence is composed of the word अहं (aham), which means "I".
How does it change in a sentence?
The sentence अहं त्वां कामयामि follows a Subject-Object-Verb (SOV) word order, which is the standard structure in Sanskrit.
How do you pronounce it?
ahaṃ tvāṃ kāmayāmi
Did you know?
- In Sanskrit, the verb कामयामि (kamayami) is far more intense than the English 'like', often carrying a connotation of 'desiring' or 'loving' passionately.
- Sanskrit possesses a 'dual' grammatical number, meaning if you liked exactly two people, you would use a different verb form than the one used for one person or three or more people.
- Because Sanskrit is a highly inflected language, you could rearrange the words to त्वां अहं कामयामि without changing the meaning of the sentence at all.
Example conversation
Kavya tells Aditya her feelings in a park.
- काव्या Kavyaआदित्य, अहं त्वां कामयामि।āditya, ahaṃ tvāṃ kāmayāmiAditya, I like you.
- आदित्य Adityaअहम् अपि त्वां कामयामि!aham api tvāṃ kāmayāmiI like you too!
- काव्या Kavyaकिं त्वं सत्यं वदसि?kiṃ tvaṃ satyaṃ vadasiAre you serious?
- आदित्य Adityaआम्, अहं सत्यं वदामि।ām, ahaṃ satyaṃ vadāmiYes, I am telling the truth.
