porque me amas
/poɾke me amas/from spelling rules
The English phrase "because you love me" is translated into Spanish as porque me amas.
You can also use porque tú me amas if you want to place specific emphasis on the word "you". Note that porque me ama means "because he loves me".
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of porque (because), me (me) and amas (you love).
Which one should you use?
Be careful not to confuse the word porque (one word, no accent) which means "because", with por qué (two words, with accent) which means "why".
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Mexico, Porque me amas is used to say "because you love me". In Argentina, you may use Porque me querés.
How does it change in a sentence?
If you are speaking to someone using the formal usted instead of the informal tú, the verb changes from amas to ama, resulting in porque me ama. In Spain, if you are addressing a group of people, you would use the form porque me amáis.
How do you pronounce it?
/poɾke me amas/
Did you know?
- While amas is a direct translation of 'love', Spanish speakers often use querer (as in porque me querés) to express affection. Amar is typically reserved for deep, romantic or spiritual love and can sound overly dramatic in casual conversation.
- Depending on the region, the word porque can be written as porqué (one word with an accent) when it functions as a noun meaning 'the reason'. In this case, you could talk about 'el porqué' of someone loving you.
- The word porque is actually a 'hybrid' made by joining the preposition por and the word que, which originally meant 'what'.
Examples in context
- Quiero agradecerte por todo lo que haces por mí, porque me amas.I want to thank you for everything you do for me, because you love me.
- Me siento afortunado/a porque me amas.I feel lucky because you love me.
- Sabes que siempre puedes contar conmigo porque me quieres.You know you can always count on me because you love me.
- ¡Eres el/la mejor porque me quieres!You are the best because you love me!
- Porque me amas, mi amor, siempre estaré contigoBecause you love me, my love, I will always be with you
- Lo hago porque me amas.I do it because you love me.
- Siento que soy feliz porque me amas.I feel happy because you love me.
- Todo cambió porque me amas tanto.Everything changed because you love me so much.
Example conversation
Lucía and Daniel are talking about their relationship.
- LucíaSiempre me apoyas en todo.You always support me in everything.
- DanielLo hago porque me amas y yo también.I do it because you love me and I do too.
- LucíaEres muy bueno conmigo, Daniel.You are very good to me, Daniel.
- DanielTú también lo eres, Lucía.You are too, Lucía.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries me, porque, CC BY-SA 4.0.
