Re: Valentine's Day Translations

Steg Belsky wrote:
>
> On Wed, 10 Feb 1999 21:02:35 -0500 Nik Taylor <fortytwo@...> writes:
> >In honor of Valentine's Day, I thought I'd ask for a translation of "I
> >love you".  Natlangs I know of (I received most of these in an e-mail,
> >so if they're wrong, please inform me):
>
> >Hebrew: Ani Ohev Otakh
>
> This is for a man talking to a woman....the other way around is:
> Ani Ohevet Otkha
>
I'm sure it was only a mere slip of the keyboard that made Steg omit the
two other, equally grammatical, forms:

Ani Ohev Otkha  = male talking to male (me to my boyfriend; me to my
son)

Ani Ohevet Otakh = female to female


As for Tesk (where no gender issues emerge):


ik houd dekfa'a'n = I love you, casual/normal register
ik vekarol dek = I love you - formal/dramatic register


        Shaul