nós te amamos
In Portuguese, "we love you" is said as nós te amamos.
The phrase is used to express deep affection or love for another person on behalf of a group. While nós te amamos emphasizes the collective aspect of the group's feeling, other variations like amamos você are also used among friends, family and loved ones.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is built from nós (we), te (you – singular/informal) and amamos (love – first person plural).
Which one should you use?
Nós te amamos is used when a group is addressing one single person, whereas Nós amamos vocês is used when the group is addressing multiple people.
How does it change in a sentence?
In the informal phrase nós te amamos, the word te refers to a single person. In formal or standard Brazilian Portuguese, the pronouns o or a replace te to address a single individual. For addressing a group formally, the form nós vos amamos is employed.
Did you know?
- In Brazil, you will often hear a gente ama você instead of nós te amamos. While a gente literally means 'the people', it is used as a common informal way to say 'we' and takes a singular verb.
- Portuguese has different words for love depending on intensity, such as querer, which means 'to want' but is often used to express a softer, affectionate 'love' for friends and family.
- In Portugal, the phrase nós te amamos is much rarer than in Brazil. Portuguese speakers are more likely to use amamo-te by attaching the pronoun to the end of the verb.
Examples in context
- Nós te amamos.We love you.This sentence is useful for seeing how to express the sentiment of nós te amamos.Tatoeba #5574710 by bill, translation #2241155 by CK
- Eu só queria dizer que nós te amamos muito, irmãzinha.I just wanted to say that we love you so much, little sister.
- Filho, queremos que você saiba que te amamos incondicionalmente.Son, we want you to know that we love you unconditionally.
- Nós te amamos muito, papai.We love you very much, daddy.
- Nós te amamos, nossa pequena.We love you, our little one.
Example conversation
A family is saying goodbye to a son before he travels.
- JulianaBoa viagem, filho!Have a good trip, son!
- GabrielObrigado, mãe. Eu vou sentir saudades.Thank you, mom. I will miss you.
- JulianaNós te amamos, Gabriel.We love you, Gabriel.
- GabrielEu também amo vocês!I love you guys too!
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
