What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of seni (you [accusative]), daha çok (more/more much) and seviyorum (I am loving).
Which one should you use?
While seni daha çok seviyorum is used to claim your love is greater, if you want to say "I love you much too" in response, you would say seni de çok seviyorum.
How does it change in a sentence?
The word seni is the accusative form of sen (you), which is required because the verb is transitive and acts upon a specific object. The comparative "more" is expressed by combining daha (more) and çok (much/a lot). The verb seviyorum uses the first-person singular suffix -um to indicate "I", meaning the pronoun ben (I) is often omitted as it is redundant.
How do you pronounce it?
The pronunciation is /seni daha tʃok sevijoɾum/. For English speakers, the sounds are: [s]end for /s/, [n]ot for /n/, cr[ee]k for /i/, [h]ome for /h/, [ch]ange for /tʃ/, [c]ore for /k/, [v]ase for /v/, [y]es for /j/, AmE a[t]om for /ɾ/, c[oo]l for /u/ and [m]uch for /m/.
Did you know?
- While seni daha çok seviyorum is the direct translation, Turkish speakers often use the word canım (my life/my soul) as a term of endearment when expressing love.
- In Turkish, the concept of love is expressed through the verb sevmek, which can also mean 'to like' depending on the context.
- Turkish is an agglutinative language, meaning the word seviyorum is built by adding specific suffixes to the root sev to indicate the action and the person.
Examples in context
- Aşkım, seni daha çok seviyorum.My love, I love you more.
- Hayır, seni daha çok seviyorum.No, I love you more.
- Biliyor musun? Seni daha çok seviyorum.Do you know? I love you more.
- Asla, seni daha çok seviyorum!Never, I love you more!
Example conversation
A couple is saying goodbye before going to sleep.
- ZeynepSeni çok seviyorum, Burak.I love you so much, Burak.
- BurakBen de seni çok seviyorum, Zeynep.I love you too, Zeynep.
- ZeynepAsıl ben seni daha çok seviyorum.Actually, I love you more.
- BurakTamam, seni daha çok seviyorum.Okay, I love you more.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Turkish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
