je t'aimerai pour toujours
To say I will love you forever in French, use je t'aimerai pour toujours. It is a romantic promise of lifelong love.
je t'aimerai pour toujours is said to a partner or written in a love letter or card.
What does it mean word for word?
je means I, t' means you, aimerai means will love and pour toujours means for always.
Which one should you use?
Mon amour pour toi sera éternel means my love for you will be eternal and sounds more formal.
Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?
When you use the polite or plural form of you, say je vous aimerai pour toujours.
How does it change in a sentence?
t' is the shortened form of te, the object pronoun for you when speaking to one person you are close to. aimerai is the future tense of the verb for I.
Did you know?
- Using the formal vous in je vous aimerai pour toujours can actually be a romantic choice, as it evokes a courtly, old-fashioned style of love found in classical French literature.
- The word toujours literally means 'all days'. It is a combination of tous meaning 'all' and jours meaning 'days', which creates the sense of a love that never skips a single day.
- The word aimerai in your phrase comes from the verb aimer, which is the same root used for both 'to love' and 'to like' in French, making the intensity of the word depend entirely on context.
Examples in context
- Je t'aimerai pour toujours.I will love you forever.This sentence is the full promise, word for word the same as the English.Tatoeba #413665 by Scott, translation #66141 by CK
- Je t'aimerai pour toujours, ma chérie.I will love you forever, my darling.
Example conversation
A romantic moment during a moonlit walk.
- GabrielTu es l'amour de ma vie.You are the love of my life.
- LéaEst-ce que c'est une promesse ?Is that a promise?
- GabrielOui, je t'aimerai pour toujours.Yes, I will love you forever.
- LéaOh Gabriel, je t'aime aussi.Oh Gabriel, I love you too.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries je, pour, toujours, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
