te quiero demasiado
/te kjeɾo demasjado/from spelling rules
The English phrase "I love you too much" is translated into Spanish as te quiero demasiado.
te quiero demasiado is used to convey that a person's feelings of love for someone are extremely intense.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of te (you, object), quiero (I want/love) and demasiado (too much/excessively).
Which one should you use?
While te quiero mucho expresses a high degree of affection, te quiero demasiado implies an intensity that may be perceived as excessive or overwhelming. Additionally, using te amo demasiado instead of te quiero demasiado increases the romantic intensity and depth of the sentiment.
How does it change in a sentence?
The pronoun te (you) must precede the conjugated verb quiero in this standard word order.
Did you know?
- In many Spanish-speaking cultures, telling someone te quiero demasiado can actually sound like a warning. Because it implies an 'excessive' amount, it can suggest a love that is unhealthy, obsessive, or burdensome rather than purely romantic.
- While quiero comes from the verb 'to want', using te quiero is the most common way to say 'I love you' to friends and family in Spanish.
- The word demasiado is rooted in the concept of 'excess' or 'surplus', stemming from the old Spanish word demasía, which refers to something that goes beyond a set limit.
Examples in context
- Te quiero demasiado.I love you too much.Tatoeba #3603461 by carlosalberto, translation #3608075 by panamicua
- No puedo vivir sin ti, te quiero demasiado.I cannot live without you, I love you too much.
- Eres mi todo y te quiero demasiado.You are my everything and I love you too much.
Example conversation
Alejandro and Lucía are having a romantic moment at sunset.
- AlejandroLucía, eres la mujer de mi vida.Lucía, you are the woman of my life.
- Lucía¡Ay, Alejandro! Me haces sonrojar.Oh, Alejandro! You make me blush.
- AlejandroEs la verdad, te quiero demasiado.It is the truth, I love you too much.
- LucíaY yo también te quiero a ti.And I love you too.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries demasiado, te, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
