بحبك أكثر
baḥabbak aktar
The English phrase "I love you more" is translated into Arabic as بحبك أكثر (baḥabbak aktar).
This phrase is used to tell someone that your love for them is greater than their love for you.
What does it mean word for word?
The word أكثر (aktar) literally means "more" or "more than".
Which one should you use?
The formal version أحبّك أكثر can also be used. For a slightly different nuance, the phrase أنا مغرم بك أكثر means "I'm more in love with you".
Is it said differently in some regions?
The phrasing بحبك أكثر is characteristic of spoken Arabic dialects rather than Modern Standard Arabic.
How does it change in a sentence?
The form بحبك أكثر (baḥabbak aktar) is used when the speaker is addressing a male. If the speaker is addressing a female, the form changes to بحبِك أكثر (baḥabbik aktar).
How do you pronounce it?
baḥabbak aktar
Did you know?
- Depending on the region, a person might replace بحبك with بموت فيك (bamut fik), which literally means 'I die in you', to express an even deeper intensity than 'i love you more'.
- The word مغرم (mughram), used in the phrase أنا مغرم بك أكثر, shares a linguistic root with the word for 'fine' or 'penalty', suggesting that being in love is like being 'indebted' or 'captive' to another.
- While بحبك أكثر expresses a competitive 'more', many Arabic speakers use the phrase يا روحي (ya rouhi), meaning 'oh my soul', to convey a love that transcends measurement.
Examples in context
- قصائدك كلها رقّة وجمال، وأحبّك أكثر من كلمات يمكن أن أجدها للتعبير عن مشاعري.Your poems are all tenderness and beauty, and I love you more than words can express my feelings.
- أنا بحبك أكثر.ana bahebak akthar.I love you more.
- لا، أنا بحبك أكثر من أي شيء.la, ana bahebak akthar min ay shay.No, I love you more than anything.
- صدقني، أنا بحبك أكثر مما تتخيل.seddiqni, ana bahebak akthar mimma titkhayyal.Believe me, I love you more than you imagine.
Example conversation
A couple saying goodbye before work.
- مريم Maryamأنا بحبك يا يوسف.Ana bahibbak ya Yousef.I love you, Yousef.
- يوسف Youssefوأنا بحبك كثير.Wa ana bahibbik katheer.And I love you a lot.
- مريم Maryamلكن أنا بحبك أكثر.Lakin ana bahibbak akthar.But I love you more.
- يوسف Youssefمستحيل، أنا بحبك أكثر!Mustaheel, ana bahibbik akthar!Impossible, I love you more!
