miluji tě
[mɪlujɪ cɛ]
The English phrase "i love you" is translated into Czech as miluji tě. Wiktionary also lists miluju tě and miluji vás.
Meaning: affirmation of romantic feeling (phrase)
Ways to say it
| Czech | IPA | Note |
|---|---|---|
| miluji tě | [mɪlujɪ cɛ] (narrow) | |
| miluju tě | colloquial | |
| miluji vás | formal | |
| miluju vás |
These phrases are used to express an affirmation of romantic feeling.
Which one should you use?
The forms differ based on who you are addressing. miluji tě is used for a single person (singular), whereas miluji vás is used for multiple people (plural) or to be formal.
Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?
miluju tě is a more common, colloquial way to express romantic love in everyday speech. To address more than one person or to use a formal register, you would use miluji vás or miluju vás.
How does it change in a sentence?
The verb miluji is the first-person singular present tense of milovat. The word tě is the accusative case of the singular informal pronoun ty. When using the form miluji vás, the phrase utilizes the plural or formal pronoun vás.
Did you know?
- Czech speakers rarely use miluji tě for family or friends. Instead, they use mám tě rád for men or mám tě ráda for women, as milovat is reserved for deep, romantic passion.
- The word miluji shares an ancestral root with the concept of 'mercy' or 'grace' in some Slavic contexts, connecting the idea of loving someone with the idea of showing them favor.
- The difference between the formal miluji vás and the informal miluji tě is so vast that using the formal version to a romantic partner might actually sound cold or like you are joking about being a stranger.
Examples in context
- Miluji tě jako syna.I love you like a son.Tatoeba #11466393 by aldar, translation #2380237 by CK
- Miluju tě víc, než ty mě.I love you more than you love me.Tatoeba #3470938 by nueby, translation #17829 by lazycat
- Miluji tě tak jako sám sebe.I love you like I love myself.Tatoeba #4270743 by lipao, translation #4132696 by Theocracy
- Miluju tě.I love you.
- Já taky tě miluju.I love you too.
- 4 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Lukáš and Tereza are having a romantic dinner.
- LukášMiluji tě, Terezo.I love you, Tereza.
- TerezaI já tebe, Lukáši.And I love you, Lukáš.
- LukášJsi pro mě všechno.You are everything to me.
- TerezaTo je od tebe moc krásné.That is very beautiful of you.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “i love you” translations and entries miluji tě, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
