You’re deliberately trying to be old-fashioned, though, remember to keep amour Language, for example in a historical fiction novel. What you’re seeing or reading comes from a time when the word was officiallyįeminine in its plural form – or maybe someone is trying to convey older French It’s plural – old habits, like first loves, die hard. Noun in both its singular and plural forms.ĭon’t be surprised to see some French people making amour feminine when The official rules for the French language), consider amour a masculine Institutions, including the Académie Française (the organization that determines It seems to me that Jean has experienced true love quite a lot already. Il me semble que Jean a déjà eu plusieurs grandes amours dans sa vie. Modern-day French speakers, amour is one of only three words in the French language thatĬhanges gender when it’s pluralized, from masculine when it’s singular, to feminine
Originally, amour was a feminine noun, but over the course of It’s used for romantic love, familial love or even a love of activities, things, and ideas. It’s a phrase you often hear on French shows and movies, and no wonder - as in English, it lets someone share their feelings and also makes them vulnerable in a way. In a previous article, French Together’s Benjamin suggested this as another good déclaration d’amour (declaration of love): Je suis amoureux/amoureuse de toi (I’m in love with you). This song by eccentric French music star Philippe Katerine is what I think goes through the mind of a French person who hears someone say j’adore. In fact, the French often portray Anglo-Saxons, especially Americans, as saying J’adore about anything and anyone…and before I realized this, I have to admit that, in my case, they weren’t necessarily wrong! But then, am I wrong to find beauty and joy everywhere? French people seem to find it funny and over-the-top, at least when a foreigner says it. If you want to get more creative when it comes to declaring your love for someone in French, this article includes a great list of options, although I would caution against using Je t’adore if you’re declaring your love to a French person.
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Je t’aime tellement is the one I hear most often more often – in movies and TV shows, I mean, not said to So much”, be careful which modifier you use (more on that in the nextįrench is either Je t’aime tellement or Je t’aime tant. The French for “I love you” is Je t’aime (informal) or je vous aime (formal or plural.) In most cases, “je t’aime” is used just like “I love you” in English.
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