Expressing your feelings
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I was wondering how might you say that you like or love someone in Japanese? I do understand that there are many different ways and the tone in some is lighter/heavier in meaning so I would like both sides of it. I want to know both ways with "I like you." or "I love you." Also if there was a name in the text where might it go? I can guess where it goes, but I want to make sure. Any answers/support would be nice.ありがとうございます！
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To say you like someone, say,
PERSON が すきです。
This is actually an all-purpose phrase. You can use it casually, but you can also use it seriously to confess to someone that you are in love with him/her. It all depends on how you say it (i.e. casually or seriously).
Remember that in casual speech, people often omit the です ending. So you'd often hear just PERSON が すき.
There is also a phrase which literally means "I love you":
PERSON を あいしてる。
But it really sounds serious and it is pretty much only used between couples.
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What about だいすき?Would you use particle が before だいすき like inPERSON がすきSo you would have something like PERSON がだすき? If that is the correct structure.
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だいすきです means "like very much".
So sure, you can definitely use it too!
PERSON が だいすきです。
And yes, people often omit the です ending, so you'd often hear:
PERSON が だいすき。
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Oh I am sure you will find the way to express your feelings in words but you can also try the art of nonverbal communication :) It is not limited with verbal interpretation and the barrier created due to language and words is also negated. Just try it this way!
