Kurdish Phrase · Emotions
I Love You in Kurdish
Answer
Ez ji te hez dikim
(I love you)
To say "I love you" in Kurmanji Kurdish, say Ez ji te hez dikim. It literally breaks down as "I – from you – love – do", and it works for romantic love, family and close friends alike.
Formal, informal & dialect variants
| When to use | Kurdish | English |
|---|---|---|
| To one person (informal) | Ez ji te hez dikim | I love you |
| To a group / formalte → we for plural "you" | Ez ji we hez dikim | I love you (plural/formal) |
| Emphaticpir = very / a lot | Ez pir ji te hez dikim | I love you very much |
| SoraniCentral Kurdish, Arabic script | Xoşim dewêy / خۆشم دەوێی | I love you |
Word-by-word breakdown
Ez = "I". ji te = "from you". hez = "love/liking". dikim = "I do/make". Kurmanji expresses loving *someone* as "doing love from" them, so the natural, complete sentence is Ez ji te hez dikim.
Because Kurdish is a subject–object–verb language, the verb dikim comes last. To address more than one person (or to be formal), swap te ("you", singular) for we ("you", plural): Ez ji we hez dikim.
Terms of endearment
The noun for "love" on its own is evîn. You will also hear sweethearts call each other dildar ("beloved") or evîndar ("lover/in love").
Frequently asked questions
How do you say "I love you" in Kurdish (Kurmanji)?
Say "Ez ji te hez dikim" to one person. For a group or formally, use "Ez ji we hez dikim".
How do you say "I love you very much" in Kurdish?
Add "pir" (very): "Ez pir ji te hez dikim".
What does "hez dikim" mean?
"Hez" means love/liking and "dikim" means "I do", so "ji te hez dikim" literally means "I do love from you" — i.e. "I love you".
Related Kurdish phrases
Kurdish: Ez ji te hez dikim