Which one should you use?
The word 好きです means "I like", whereas 大好きです adds the prefix dai to intensify the feeling to "I love".
Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?
In informal settings like YouTube comments, you can sound more natural and enthusiastic by omitting the subject あなたの (your) and the particle が to say 動画、大好きです！ (Love your videos!). For a very polite way to show support, you might say 大ファンです。 (I am a big fan.) or いつも素晴らしい動画ですね。 (Your videos are always fantastic.). In an informal context, you can also say いつも最高の動画をありがとう！ (Thank you for always making the best videos!).
Is it said differently in some regions?
In the Kansai region, you might hear ビデオめっちゃええやん！ to mean "Your videos are really awesome!"
How does it change in a sentence?
In the sentence あなたの動画が大好きです, the particle が marks the object of affection, even though English uses a direct object structure.
How do you pronounce it?
anata no douga ga daisuki desu
When do people say it?
When expressing your appreciation, you can modify your sentiment using other words: use とても for "very", 本当に for "really" or いつも for "always".
Did you know?
- In very casual online spaces, fans may use the slang shinu meaning 'to die' to express that a video is so good it is killing them with excitement.
- Depending on the community, fans might use kusa meaning 'grass' in the comments of a funny video, which is the Japanese equivalent of 'lol'.
- In Japanese fan culture, people often refer to their love for a creator's work as oshikatsu, which comes from the word oshi meaning to push or support a favorite performer.
Examples in context
- いつも楽しみにしています！I always look forward to your videos!
- あなたの動画が大好きです。Anata no douga ga daisuki desu.I love your videos.
- 本当に、あなたの動画が大好きです！Hontou ni, anata no douga ga daisuki desu!I really love your videos!
Example conversation
Yota tells Yui that he enjoys her content.
- 陽太 Yota結衣さん、あなたの動画が大好きです。Yui-san, anata no dōga ga daisuki desu.Yui, I love your videos.
- 結衣 Yui本当に？ありがとうございます！Hontō ni? Arigatō gozaimasu!Really? Thank you so much!
- 陽太 Yotaいつも楽しく見ています。Itsumo tanoshiku mite imasu.I always enjoy watching them.
- 結衣 Yuiそう言ってもらえて嬉しいです。Sō itte moraete ureshii desu.I'm happy to hear that.
