彼女が大好きです
kanojo ga daisuki desu
The English phrase 'I love my girlfriend' is expressed in Japanese as 彼女が大好きです (kanojo ga daisuki desu).
This phrase is used to express strong affection or love for one's female partner. In Japanese, the subject 'I' is often omitted from this sentence because it is implied by the context.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase consists of 彼女 (kanojo), which can mean 'girlfriend' or the third-person singular feminine pronoun 'she'. The particle が (ga), which marks the girlfriend as the object of the affection. And 大好き (daisuki), a combination of 大 (big) and 好き (like), which literally means 'big like'.
Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?
You can use the informal form 彼女が大好きだ or Boku wa kanojo ga daisuki da. to sound more casual and masculine, which is achieved by replacing the polite です (desu) with the plain form だ (da).
How does it change in a sentence?
The particle が (ga) is used here as a subject marker to mark the girlfriend as the object of the affection, which follows the standard grammatical structure for the adjective-based daisuki.
How do you pronounce it?
kanojo ga daisuki desu
Did you know?
- While 大好き (daisuki) means 'big like', using the word 愛している (aishiteru) to say 'I love' can often feel heavy or overly dramatic in daily Japanese life. It is frequently reserved for life-changing moments or intense cinematic scenes.
- The word 彼女 (kanojo) was not used to mean 'girlfriend' until the early 20th century. Before that, it was primarily a formal pronoun for 'she'.
- Because 大好き (daisuki) is used for everything from favorite foods to idols, its meaning depends entirely on the context and the tone of voice used.
Examples in context
- 彼女が大好きです。Kanojo ga daisuki desu.I love my girlfriend.
- 本当に彼女が大好きです。Hontou ni kanojo ga daisuki desu.I really love my girlfriend.
Example conversation
Ren is talking to Yui about his relationship.
- 蓮 Ren実は、彼女が大好きです。Jitsu wa, kanojo ga daisuki desu.Actually, I love my girlfriend.
- 結衣 Yuiいいですね。とても幸せそうです。Ii desu ne. Totemo shiawase sō desu.That's nice. You look very happy.
- 蓮 Renはい、彼女が大好きです。Hai, kanojo ga daisuki desu.Yes, I love my girlfriend.
- 結衣 Yuiこれからも大切にしてくださいね。Kore kara mo taisetsu ni shite kudasai ne.Please keep treasuring her.
