nadie te quiere
/nadje te kjeɾe/from spelling rules
The English phrase "no one loves you" is translated into Spanish as nadie te quiere.
This phrase is used to state that a person is not loved by anyone.
Which one should you use?
While nadie te quiere is common, the alternative nadie te ama uses the verb amar, which implies a deeper, more intense or more romantic form of love.
How does it change in a sentence?
Because nadie is a singular indefinite pronoun, the verb querer must be used in the third-person singular form quiere.
Did you know?
- The verb querer in nadie te quiere is also the standard word for 'to want'. Depending on the context, the phrase can be interpreted as 'no one wants you'.
- The word nadie originally stems from the Latin word for 'born men', suggesting that 'no one' literally translates to 'no born people'.
- Spanish uses the verb amar for the most intense love, but in many regions, calling someone mi amor is a common greeting for strangers or acquaintances, far removed from the intensity of nadie te ama.
Examples in context
- Nadie te quiere tanto como yo.No one loves you as much as I do.This sentence is useful for showing how to express that no one loves a person as much as the speaker does using nadie te quiere.Tatoeba #1192993 by Shishir, translation #5365574 by tabular
- Nadie te quiere de verdad.No one loves you truly.
Example conversation
A tense argument between two people in a living room.
- Sofía¡Eres un egoísta!You are a selfish person!
- DanielNo digas eso, Sofía.Don't say that, Sofía.
- SofíaEs la verdad, nadie te quiere.It is the truth, no one loves you.
- DanielEso es muy cruel.That is very cruel.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries nadie, te, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
