私を愛してください
watashi o aishite kudasai
The English phrase "please love me" is translated into Japanese as 私を愛してください (watashi o aishite kudasai).
This phrase is a direct request for someone to feel romantic love for the speaker. Because the verb used for "love" is extremely heavy and profound, this expression is typically reserved for intense romantic contexts or dramatic literary expressions rather than casual dating.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase 私を愛してください is composed of watashi (I/me), o (the object marker), aishite (the te-form of the verb "to love") and kudasai (please).
Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?
The form 私を愛してください is a formal way to express this request. For a much more intimate and less formal feeling, you can drop kudasai and use just 愛して. Other informal variations include 愛してくれ (Love me, please), 俺を好きになってくれ (Please fall in love with me) and 愛してよ (Love me).
How do you pronounce it?
watashi o aishite kudasai
Did you know?
- The verb 愛する (aisuru) used in this phrase was historically rare in spoken Japanese and became more common only after the influence of Western translations of 'love'.
- In Japanese culture, love is often communicated through actions and 'reading the air' rather than through direct verbal requests like 愛してください.
- While 愛 (ai) is used in 私を愛してください, Japanese speakers more frequently use 好き (suki), which means 'like', to express romantic love.
Examples in context
- 私を愛してください。Watashi o aishite kudasai.Please love me.
- どうか、私を愛してください。Douka, watashi o aishite kudasai.Please, love me.
- 一生、私を愛してください。Isshou, watashi o aishite kudasai.Please love me for a lifetime.
Example conversation
Misaki is confessing her deep feelings to Kenta.
- 美咲 Misaki健太さん、私を愛してください。Kenta-san, watashi o aishite kudasai.Kenta, please love me.
- 健太 Kentaもちろんだよ。ずっと前から好きだった。Mochiron da yo. Zutto mae kara suki datta.Of course. I've loved you for a long time.
- 美咲 Misaki本当ですか？嬉しいです。Hontou desu ka? Ureshii desu.Really? I'm so happy.
- 健太 Kenta俺も同じ気持ちだよ、美咲。Ore mo onaji kimochi da yo, Misaki.I feel the same way, Misaki.
