હું તને પ્રેમ કરું છું
hũ tane prem karũ chũ
To say "I love you" in Gujarati, use હું તને પ્રેમ કરું છું (hũ tane prem karũ chũ).
This phrase is used as an affirmation of romantic feeling.
Meaning: affirmation of romantic feeling (phrase)
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of હું (I), તને (you), પ્રેમ (love) and કરું છું (do/am doing).
How does it change in a sentence?
Additionally, changing તને (you) to તેને (him/her) changes the object of the affection to a third person.
How do you pronounce it?
hũ tane prem karũ chũ
Did you know?
- While હું તને પ્રેમ કરું છું is standard, in many Gujarati households, expressing deep affection is often done through actions or food rather than verbalizing the phrase, which can feel overly dramatic.
- The English word 'I' and the Gujarati word હું share a distant common ancestor in the Proto-Indo-European language, both stemming from the same ancient linguistic root.
- Gujarati has different levels of formality for 'you'. While તને is used in this phrase, using a more formal version would be rare in a romantic context as it implies social distance.
Example conversation
Aryan and Anjali are walking in a park during sunset.
- આર્યન Aryanઅંજલિ, હું તને પ્રેમ કરું છું.anjali, huṃ tane prem karuṃ chuṃ.Anjali, I love you.
- અંજલિ Anjaliઆર્યન, હું પણ તને પ્રેમ કરું છું.aryan, huṃ paṇ tane prem karuṃ chuṃ.Aryan, I love you too.
- આર્યન Aryanતે જાણીને મને ખૂબ આનંદ થયો.te jāṇīne mane khūba ānaṃda thayō.I am very happy to know that.
- અંજલિ Anjaliહું પણ ખૂબ ખુશ છું.huṃ paṇ khūba khuśa chuṃ.I am also very happy.
Sources
- Pronunciation: Wiktionary entry હું તને પ્રેમ કરું છું, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries છું, પ્રેમ, હું, CC BY-SA 4.0.
