te iubesc
/tejuˈbesk/
The English phrase "I love you" is translated into Romanian as te iubesc.
te iubesc is used as an affirmation of romantic feeling.
Meaning: affirmation of romantic feeling (phrase)
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of the pronoun te (you) and the first-person singular verb iubesc (I love).
How does it change in a sentence?
Because the verb ending -esc already indicates the first-person singular I, the subject pronoun eu is optional and often omitted in natural speech.
How do you pronounce it?
/tejuˈbesk/
Did you know?
- To express a feeling of longing for a loved one, Romanians use the word dor, a unique term for which English has no single-word equivalent.
- Romanians rarely use te iubesc for parents or siblings, preferring te iubesc mult (I love you a lot) or simpler expressions of affection to avoid sounding overly dramatic.
- Because Romanian is a Romance language, the phrase te iubesc shares an ancestral 'DNA' with the French 'je t'aime' and Spanish 'te amo', despite the different modern sounds.
Examples in context
- Te iubesc, îngerul meu.I love you, sweetheart.Tatoeba #3369391 by elenacristina260, translation #139171 by fengrim
- Te iubesc atât de mult!I love you so much.Tatoeba #8762598 by elenacristina260, translation #436795 by lukaszpp
- Nu știu dacă te iubesc sau ba.I don't know whether I love you or not.Tatoeba #12338420 by ridisegnandone, translation #3821999 by CK
- Te iubesc mult!I love you a lot!
- Te ador!I adore you!
- 15 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
A romantic dinner at a restaurant.
- ElenaTe iubesc, Alexandru.I love you, Alexandru.
- AlexandruȘi eu te iubesc, Elena.And I love you, Elena.
- ElenaEști totul pentru mine.You are everything to me.
- AlexandruVoi fi mereu al tău.I will always be yours.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “I love you” translations and entries te iubesc, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
