je te déteste tellement
To say I hate you so much in French, say je te déteste tellement.
je te déteste tellement is said to one person you address informally, since te is the informal you.
What does it mean word for word?
je means I, te means you, déteste means hate and tellement means so much.
How does it change in a sentence?
To say it to several people or to someone you address formally, the formal you takes the place of te and the rest of the sentence stays the same.
What mistakes should you avoid?
English speakers sometimes put the pronoun after the verb as in English. In French te comes before déteste.
Did you know?
- In very informal or slang French, people might replace je te déteste with je peux plus te voir, which literally means 'I can't see you anymore'.
- While 'déteste' is a strong word, it is actually a 'false friend' to the English 'detest' in terms of intensity. In everyday French, people often use the verb détester for much milder things like 'I hate broccoli', making its use in a heated argument feel quite dramatic.
- If you wanted to express an even more extreme version of this feeling, you might use the word haïr. While détester is used for general dislike, haïr is the more visceral, literary term for deep-seated hatred.
Examples in context
- Arrête de me mentir, je te déteste tellement.Stop lying to me, I hate you so much.
- Tu as tout gâché, je te déteste tellement.You ruined everything, I hate you so much.
Example conversation
Gabriel and Manon are having a heated argument in a park.
- GabrielTu m'as trahi, Manon.You betrayed me, Manon.
- ManonC'était un accident, Gabriel.It was an accident, Gabriel.
- GabrielJe te déteste tellement.I hate you so much.
- ManonS'il te plaît, écoute-moi.Please, listen to me.
