jeg savner dig
The English phrase "i miss you" is expressed in Danish as jeg savner dig.
Jeg savner dig is the most straightforward and commonly used phrase to express missing someone. To say "I miss you so much", you can say Jeg savner dig så meget.
Meaning: I miss you (phrase)
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of jeg (I), savner (miss/long for) and dig (you).
Which one should you use?
While jeg savner dig is the standard form for a single person, use jeg savner jer when you are addressing multiple people or a group. To express that you have been missing someone up until the present moment, you can use the present perfect form jeg har savnet dig.
How does it change in a sentence?
The verb savne is used here in the present tense. To say "I missed you" in the past tense, use jeg savnede dig. The word dig is the object form of du (you), which is the form required after the verb savne.
Did you know?
- In Danish, you can say jeg savner dig even if the person is sitting right next to you, to express that you missed the 'version' of them from the past or that you feel an emotional distance.
- Unlike English, where 'I miss you' is often a casual parting phrase, jeg savner dig in Danish is typically reserved for genuine emotional longing and is used less frequently as a casual filler.
- While the English 'miss' can mean to fail to hit a target, the Danish savne is almost exclusively reserved for the emotional experience of missing a person or a place.
Examples in context
- Hvor jeg savner dig!How I miss you!This sentence shows an emphatic way to express the feeling of missing someone using jeg savner dig.Tatoeba #666887 by danepo, translation #4538464 by mailohilohi
- Jeg savner dig, far.I miss you, Dad.This sentence demonstrates using jeg savner dig when addressing a family member.Tatoeba #13024910 by danepo, translation #13024707 by LdjuherTaqvaylit
- Jeg savner dig så meget!I miss you so much!This sentence shows how to say "I miss you so much" using jeg savner dig.Tatoeba #3794155 by Mlkragelund, translation #3156039 by Ricardo14
- 2 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Mads and Emma are talking on the phone after a long trip.
- MadsJeg savner dig, Emma.I miss you, Emma.
- EmmaJeg savner også dig, Mads.I miss you too, Mads.
- MadsHvornår kommer du hjem?When are you coming home?
- EmmaJeg kommer hjem på fredag.I am coming home on Friday.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “i miss you” translations, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
