Dios es amor
/djos es amoɾ/from spelling rules
The phrase "God is love" in Spanish is Dios es amor.
This is a religious statement asserting that the nature of God is love.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of Dios (God), es (is) and amor (love).
How does it change in a sentence?
The verb es is the third-person singular present indicative of ser. It is used here to express an essential characteristic. The phrase uses es (from the verb ser) rather than está (from the verb estar) because it describes an inherent, permanent quality of God.
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Examples in context
- Aquel que ama está en Dios, y Dios en él, pues Dios es amor.He who has love, is in God, and God is in him, for God is love.Tatoeba #1265519 by marcelostockle, translation #411075 by Scott
- En la Biblia dice que Dios es amor.In the Bible it says that God is love.
- Debemos recordar que Dios es amor.We must remember that God is love.
Example conversation
Mateo and María are talking about their faith in a church garden.
- MateoMaría, siempre recuerda que Dios es amor.María, always remember that God is love.
- MaríaSí, Mateo, eso me da mucha paz.Yes, Mateo, that gives me much peace.
- MateoSu bondad es infinita para nosotros.His goodness is infinite for us.
- MaríaEs una verdad muy hermosa.It is a very beautiful truth.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries Dios, amor, dios, es, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
