Which one should you use?
If you are addressing multiple people or someone you have more respect for, use vous me manquez déjà. To add emphasis, you can say tu me manques déjà tellement to mean "I already miss you so much" or use the colloquial tu me manques déjà grave to mean "I already seriously miss you". Another emphatic way to express this is tu me manques déjà à mort, which translates to "I already miss you to death".
How does it change in a sentence?
Use the 'vous' form if you are speaking to someone you do not know well or to more than one person: vous me manquez déjà.
What mistakes should you avoid?
Be careful with the word order, as English speakers often mistakenly say Je te manque when they intend to say "I miss you". In French, Je te manque actually means "You miss me".
Did you know?
Examples in context
- Tu me manques déjà.I miss you already.This sentence is useful for practicing the phrase tu me manques déjà.Tatoeba #2482558 by sacredceltic, translation #2280311 by CK
- Je voulais juste te dire que tu me manques déjà.I just wanted to let you know that I already miss you.
- Vous me manquez déjà tellement.I already miss you so much.
- Je suis triste car tu me manques déjà.I'm sad because I already miss you.
- Tu me manques déjà tellement, mon ami(e).I already miss you so much, my friend.
- La maison est vide sans toi, tu me manques déjà grave.The house is empty without you, I already seriously miss you.
- Tu me manques déjà, mon amour.I miss you already, my love.
- Dépêche-toi de revenir, tu me manques déjà.Hurry back, I miss you already.
Example conversation
Lucas has just left the house for a short trip.
- ManonBon voyage, Lucas !Have a good trip, Lucas!
- LucasMerci, Manon. À bientôt.Thanks, Manon. See you soon.
- ManonTu me manques déjà.I miss you already.
- LucasMoi aussi, je t'aime.Me too, I love you.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries déjà, me, tu, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
