How to Say ‘To love very much’ in Japanese
とても愛しています
totemo aishi te i masu
[totemo ai shi te i masu]
💬 Usage Tip: [とても] intensifies [愛しています], so the whole phrase means “love very much.” Nice pattern: adverb + verb.
🇯🇵 In Japan: This phrase sounds heartfelt and solemn in Japanese. It is much stronger than casual expressions of liking someone or something.
Phrase Breakdown
とても
totemo
[totemo]
very
An adverb meaning very or greatly, emphasizing what follows.
この花はとてもきれいです。
This flower is very beautiful.
愛しています
aishi te i masu
love; am loving
Polite present progressive form of “to love,” often used to express deep affection.
家族を愛しています。
I love my family.
Words in this phrase
愛し
aishi
[ai shi]
love
The verb stem of 愛する, meaning to love.
友だちを愛しています。
I love my friends.
て
te
[te]
and; -te form
The connecting て-form used here as part of 〜ています.
見て学びます。
I watch and learn.
い
i
[i]
to be; ongoing state part
Part of います in 〜ています, helping express an ongoing or continuing state.
犬がいません。
The dog is not there.
ます
masu
[masu]
polite ending
A standard polite ending for verbs.
早く起きます。
I wake up early.
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