te adoro
/te adoɾo/from spelling rules
The Spanish phrase for "I adore you" is te adoro.
This phrase is used to express deep love or strong affection for someone.
Which one should you use?
While te quiero is a common way to say "I love you," te adoro is more intense and carries a sense of worship or profound devotion.
How does it change in a sentence?
When addressing someone with formal respect, use lo adoro if the person is a man or la adoro if the person is a woman. To express that you used to adore someone in the past, use the imperfect tense te adoraba.
How do you pronounce it?
/te adoɾo/
Did you know?
- The root of adoro comes from the Latin ōrō, which means 'to speak' or 'to plead'. Originally, to adore someone meant to speak to them as if they were a deity.
- While te adoro expresses devotion, using it in a romantic context can sometimes be seen as 'cursi', a Spanish word for something that is overly sentimental or cheesy.
- In religious contexts, te adoro is reserved strictly for God. Using it toward a human can imply a level of devotion that borders on the sacrilegious in traditional Catholic settings.
Examples in context
- Te adoro.I adore you.This sentence is useful for practicing the phrase te adoro.Tatoeba #436280 by lukaszpp, translation #436279 by lukaszpp
- Te adoro por ser una persona tan especial en mi vida.I adore you for being such a special person in my life.
- Te adoro con todo mi corazón.I adore you with all my heart.
- No sabes cuánto te adoro.You don't know how much I adore you.
Example conversation
A romantic evening at a restaurant.
- MateoEres la mujer de mi vida, te adoro.You are the woman of my life, I adore you.
- ElenaY yo también te adoro a ti, Mateo.And I adore you too, Mateo.
- MateoGracias por estar siempre conmigo.Thank you for always being with me.
- ElenaSiempre estaré a tu lado.I will always be by your side.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries adoro, te, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
