minäkin rakastan sinua
The Finnish phrase for "I love you too" is minäkin rakastan sinua.
This phrase is a response used to tell someone that you feel the same love for them that they expressed to you.
What does it mean word for word?
The word minäkin is a combination of minä (I) and the enclitic -kin (also/too).
Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?
In spoken Finnish, minäkin rakastan sinua is often shortened to mäkin rakastan sua. For a casual translation, you can use Mä rakastan sua myös. If you want to say "I love you too so much" informally, you can use Rakastan sua myös niin paljon.
How does it change in a sentence?
In Finnish, the "too" (the -kin suffix) is attached to the subject minä rather than the verb or the end of the sentence.
Did you know?
- In historical Finnish literature and poetry, expressions of love were often indirect, using nature metaphors rather than the explicit rakastan sinua.
- The suffix -kin used in minäkin can shift the meaning of a sentence based on which word it attaches to. Attaching it to the subject emphasizes 'I as well', while attaching it to a different word could imply 'even I' or 'also this'.
- The word rakastaa shares a distant root with words meaning 'to care for' or 'to cherish' in other Uralic languages, emphasizing the nurturing aspect of love.
Examples in context
- Minäkin rakastan sinua.I love you, too.This sentence shows how to use the phrase minäkin rakastan sinua.Tatoeba #3214626 by Silja, translation #628763 by meloncurtains
- Mä rakastan sua kans.I love you too.
- Minäkin rakastan sinua, kultaseni.I love you too, my darling.
- Minäkin rakastan sinua todella paljon.I love you too, very much.
Example conversation
A couple says goodbye before work.
- JuhoRakastan sinua, Sofia.I love you, Sofia.
- SofiaMinäkin rakastan sinua, Juho.I love you too, Juho.
- JuhoNähdään illalla!See you in the evening!
- SofiaNähdään!See you!
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
