माझं तुझ्यावर प्रेम आहे
mājha tujhyāvar prem āhe
In Marathi, "I love you" is said as माझं तुझ्यावर प्रेम आहे (mājha tujhyāvar prem āhe).
This phrase is used to express an affirmation of romantic feeling.
Meaning: affirmation of romantic feeling (phrase)
What does it mean word for word?
Literally, the phrase translates to "My on you love is".
How does it change in a sentence?
You can modify the phrase to change its subject or emphasis. Adding the particle ही to माझं creates माझंही तुझ्यावर प्रेम आहे, which means "I, too, love you". To change the object of the affection, you can replace the pronoun तुझ्यावर (on you) with त्याच्यावर (on him) to say "I love him".
How do you pronounce it?
mājha tujhyāvar prem āhe
Did you know?
- The word प्रेम (prema) is a direct descendant of the Sanskrit word प्रेमन्, making it a cognate of the English word 'love' in terms of its ancient Indo-European roots, even if the sounds differ.
- Because the phrase is so intense, many Marathi speakers use मला तू आवडतेस or मला तू आवडतोस, meaning 'I like you', to navigate the early stages of romantic attraction.
- The word प्रेम is central to the Bhakti movement of Maharashtra, where it describes a passionate, ecstatic love for a deity that mirrors the intensity of human romantic love.
Examples in context
- माझं तुझ्यावर प्रेम आहे.I love you.This sentence is a direct translation of the phrase.Tatoeba #6451862 by sabretou, translation #1434 by awael58
- त्याला सांग की माझं तुझ्यावर प्रेम आहे.Tell him I love you.This sentence shows how to use the phrase when telling someone else about your feelings.Tatoeba #11367947 by sabretou, translation #8088377 by Talwit
- "माझं तुझ्यावर प्रेम आहे." "माझंही तुझ्यावर प्रेम आहे.""I love you." "I love you, too."This sentence demonstrates how to respond to the phrase using the version with the particle ही.Tatoeba #6150113 by sabretou, translation #1655606 by gleki
- 4 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
A couple is talking during a quiet walk in the park.
- निलेश Nileshसायली, मला तुला काही सांगायचं आहे.Sayali, mala tula kahi sangaycha aahe.Sayali, I want to tell you something.
- सायली Sayaliकाय निलेश? सांग ना.Kay Nilesh? Sang na.What is it Nilesh? Please tell me.
- निलेश Nileshमाझं तुझ्यावर प्रेम आहे.mazha tujhyavar prem aahe.I love you.
- सायली Sayaliमाझंही तुझ्यावर प्रेम आहे!mazhahi tujhyavar prem aahe!I love you too!
Sources
- Wiktionary, “I love you” translations, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries प्रेम, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
