ek het jou gemis
In Afrikaans, "I missed you" is said as ek het jou gemis.
This phrase is used to express that you felt the absence of someone and wanted to see them again.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is literally constructed as "I have you missed", using the auxiliary verb het (have) to form the past tense.
How does it change in a sentence?
If you want to say "I miss you" in the present tense, you would say ek mis jou. To change the object from "you" (jou) to "him" (hom), you replace jou with hom, resulting in ek het hom gemis.
Did you know?
- If you want to say 'I missed you' in a more intense, romantic way, you might say Ek het jou vreeslik gemis, where vreeslik literally translates to 'fearfully'.
- If you are talking about a missing object rather than a person, you would use the word verlore instead of gemis to indicate it is lost.
- The Afrikaans word gemis can also be used as a noun to describe a loss or a void left by someone, not just the act of missing them.
Examples in context
- Baie dankie, ek het jou ook gemis.Thank you, I missed you too.
- Ek het jou so baie gemis!I missed you so much!
Example conversation
Anika and Pieter greet each other at the airport.
- AnikaPieter, ek het jou gemis!Pieter, I missed you!
- PieterEk het jou ook gemis, Anika.I missed you too, Anika.
- AnikaDit is so lekker om jou weer te sien.It is so nice to see you again.
- PieterEk is bly om terug te wees.I am happy to be back.
