The sentence mujhe yah(yih) kamiiz pasand hai means I like this kamiiz.

If I change this sentence to maiN yah(yih) kamiiz pasand kartaa hooN,

does the meaning/connotation change? If not, which one is more common?

 

Two ways to express the same thing. Another example is

mujhe us laRkii se pyaar hai.

maiN us laRkii se pyaar kartaa huuN.

I would say, the "mujhe" form is perhaps more frequent.

In Urdu, the word is "qamiis" and not "qamiiz/kamiiz".

 

Further to the last, there is a slight difference, as in آپ کون سی قمیص پسند کریں گے؟ aap kaun-sii qamiis pasaNd kareN ge? Which shirt would you prefer/choose?

 

I think there is some difference in meaning. I would probably say

kyaa aap ko un kaa tuHfah pasand aayaa/hai?

not (usually)

kyaa aap un kaa tuHfah pasand karte haiN?

 

"karnaa honaa" construction has a subtle slight more emphasis on 'what's going on at the moment in my life'.

 

The original query was "pasand honaa" vs "pasand karnaa". Your example is to do with "pasand aanaa".

 

I suppose so. But I also wrote pasand hai which I still prefer over pasand karte haiN.

 

How would you convey this difference in English? And I accept, we would normally go for the first option, as I have indicated in my first reply.

 

Would pasand karnaa somehow emphasise your own choice in the matter, whereas with pasand honaa, you are emphasizing the fact of liking, with no explanation of why or how it came to happen?

 

I fancy their gift vs Their gift strikes my fancy.

I can't think of any way to say it with the verb like.

I love her vs I have love for her.
I hate her vs I have hatred for her.

English prefers the more active versions.

 

"Pasand karta hun" is usually used for actions which are often repeated or habitual actions/likes/dislikes. For example, Mein aam pasand karta hu. = I like mangoes.
Mein usse baat karna pasand nhi karta hun. = I don't like talking to him.
"Pasand karta hun" is usually not used for liking something at the moment only or for one time action -- I don't know how to express that.

 

^ But "mujhe aam pasand haiN" also can mean a habitual/constant liking - i.e., "mujhe aam aam taur par pasand haiN"

Similarly, "mujhe us se baat karnaa pasand nahiN hai"

So no such thing. Rather, "pasand karnaa" can be used to insist (or when followed by an opposition): it's obviously a more active state of mind of the speaker. "pasand honaa" is more normal, more passive.