ik hou meer van jou
The English phrase "I love you more" is translated into Dutch as ik hou meer van jou.
This phrase is used to tell someone that your love for them is greater than their love for you.
Which one should you use?
While ik hou meer van jou is the standard word order, placing meer at the end is sometimes seen in poetic or highly emphasized speech in ik hou van jou meer.
How does it change in a sentence?
Using je instead of jou is a common, slightly less emphatic way to say ik hou meer van je.
Did you know?
- Dutch couples sometimes use the phrase ik hou van jou in a playful 'competition' of affection, where each person tries to outdo the other by adding nog meer to mean 'even more'.
- The Dutch word meer is a homonym, as it can mean 'more' or 'lake' depending on the context.
- The word van functions here as a preposition meaning 'of', but it is also the same word used to indicate moving 'from' a specific location.
Examples in context
- Ik hou meer van jou dan van haar.I love you more than her.Tatoeba #4782377 by Raizin, translation #261326 by CK
- Ik hou meer van jou dan jij van mij.I love you more than you love me.Tatoeba #766074 by LaraCroft, translation #17829 by lazycat
- Ik hou nog meer van jou dan op de dag dat we trouwden.I love you more than on the day we got married.
- Ik ben nog meer verliefd op jou dan gisterenI am even more in love with you than yesterday
- 1 more sentence on Tatoeba
Example conversation
A romantic evening at home.
- LucasIk hou van jou, Julia.I love you, Julia.
- JuliaIk hou ook van jou, Lucas.I love you too, Lucas.
- LucasNee, ik hou meer van jou.No, I love you more.
- JuliaDat is onmogelijk!That is impossible!
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
