May I say 'Love claims' , is it correct?

Question

May I say 'Love claims.' to express the meaning of 'Love is selfish and people always request for more on the others and think more of themselves.'

thanks in advance.

Answer 1

If I just saw the sentence "Love claims", I'm sure I wouldn't understand it to mean what you say you want to express. For one thing, the verb "claims" is transitive, so you need an object--e.g., claims too much--or you can use it as a noun and say "love makes claims". But also, the word "claim" means two rather different things; it can mean what you want it to here, to take as a right, but it can also mean to assert a perhaps doubtful piece of information. So without saying what love is claiming, you're not making it clear that you mean it's selfish.

I would use "demand" instead, which is never a mere statement and sounds much more selfish than "claim" does. Demand can also be intransitive as well as a transitive verb or a noun.

Love demands.
Love demands too much.
Love makes demands.

But I would say: Love is very demanding.

Answer 2

'Love claims' would be right, both in the sense that "Love claims to be a sure sign of inner beauty", and, also in the sense that "Love claims are powerful claims, irresistible claims". The claims of love are not always selfish!

Answer 3

yes. it is correct