माझं तुझ्यावर प्रेम आहे
mājha tujhyāvar prem āhe
In Marathi, "I love you" is expressed 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?
The phrase literally translates to "My love is on you."
Which one should you use?
The form माझं तुझ्यावर प्रेम आहे uses the singular or informal version of "you". If you wish to express your love to someone using a formal or respectful tone, you should use माझं तुमच्यावर प्रेम आहे instead.
How does it change in a sentence?
The word तुझ्यावर uses the informal/singular form of "you". For a formal or respectful setting, use तुमच्यावर. To say "I love you, too," you can add the particle ही (hī) to the word माझं (mājha) to form माझंही (mājha-hī).
How do you pronounce it?
mājha tujhyāvar prem āhe
Did you know?
- While माझं तुझ्यावर प्रेम आहे is the standard translation, many Marathi speakers historically avoid saying it directly and instead express love through acts of service or care.
- In Marathi poetry and songs, love is often described as वेड (veḍ), which literally means 'madness' or 'insanity'.
- While प्रेम (prema) is used for romantic love, many Marathi speakers use the word माया (māyā) to describe the deep, selfless affection felt for a child or a parent.
Examples in context
- माझं तुझ्यावर प्रेम आहे.I love you.This sentence shows the standard way to say "I love you."Tatoeba #6451862 by sabretou, translation #1434 by awael58
- त्याला सांग की माझं तुझ्यावर प्रेम आहे.Tell him I love you.This sentence is useful for reporting the phrase to a third party.Tatoeba #11367947 by sabretou, translation #8088377 by Talwit
- "माझं तुझ्यावर प्रेम आहे." "माझंही तुझ्यावर प्रेम आहे.""I love you." "I love you, too."This example demonstrates how to respond with "I love you, too" by using the particle ही.Tatoeba #6150113 by sabretou, translation #1655606 by gleki
- 4 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Nilesh and Sneha are sitting together in a park at sunset.
- निलेश Nileshस्नेहा, माझं तुझ्यावर प्रेम आहे.Sneha, maajha tujhyavar prem aahe.Sneha, I love you.
- स्नेहा Snehaनिलेश, मला हे ऐकायला खूप आवडलं.Nilesh, mala he aaikayla khoop aavadla.Nilesh, I loved hearing that.
- निलेश Nileshतुला माझ्याबद्दल काय वाटतं?Tula majhyabaddal kaay vaatata?How do you feel about me?
- स्नेहा Snehaमाझं सुद्धा तुझ्यावर खूप प्रेम आहे.Maajha suddha tujhyavar khoop prem aahe.I love you very much too.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “I love you” translations, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
