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I love you

Hungarian translation: Szeretlek

15:56 Jan 17, 2002
English to Hungarian translations [Non-PRO]
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English term or phrase: I love you
I love you. You are very special to me.
janet
Hungarian translation:Szeretlek
Explanation:
See reference.
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Antoinette Verburg
Netherlands
Local time: 23:01
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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +7Szeretlek
Antoinette Verburg
5 +1Szeretlek /Szerelmes vagyok beléd/ Nagyon szeretlek
peugeot
5 +1Szeretlek
Agnes Mika
4 +1Szeretlek/ Imadlak
Olga Simon
4 +1Szeretlek
Palaca
4 +1Szeretlek
Marika4150


  

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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +7
Szeretlek


Explanation:
See reference.


    Reference: http://www.travlang.com/languages/iloveyou.html
Antoinette Verburg
Netherlands
Local time: 23:01
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Elvira Stoianov
44 mins
agree  Electra
1 hr
agree  chemimedic
4 hrs
agree  Katus
19 hrs
agree  bilbo: you are very special to me: te különleges (better: fontos) vagy számomra!!
3 days 3 hrs
agree  MARTYANO
9 days
agree  ZOLTÁN PARRAGH
12 days
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21 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Szeretlek/ Imadlak


Explanation:
Depending on the context. "Imadlak" meaning "I adore you" is a much more expressive and shows more affection towards the object.
Szeretlek also means "I love you", but is somewhat smaller in meaning.

Olga Simon
Hungary
Local time: 23:01
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian
PRO pts in pair: 28

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  bilbo: You mean szeretlek like kedvelek, but also there is the werb: szerelmes vagyok beléd-> I love you like "SEXUALY" i mean you may say this only if you are in love with somebody
3 days 3 hrs
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58 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Szeretlek


Explanation:
I love you means Szeretlek, but
if somebody is very special to you (Nagyon fontos a számodra/neked) you can say I love you very much. It means Nagyon szeretlek.

Palaca
Hungary
Local time: 23:01
Native speaker of: Native in HungarianHungarian
PRO pts in pair: 16

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agree  bilbo
3 days 3 hrs
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Szeretlek /Szerelmes vagyok beléd/ Nagyon szeretlek


Explanation:
The closest answer to the original phrase is the first one, but the other two can be good as well depending on the text in which it's used.

peugeot
Hungary
Local time: 23:01
Native speaker of: Native in HungarianHungarian

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agree  bilbo
3 days 1 hr
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14 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Szeretlek


Explanation:
The full text:

Szeretlek. Nagyon fontos vagy nekem.

fontos is important, special is különleges in Hungarian, but this is not used in love letters.

Agnes Mika
Hungary
Local time: 23:01

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agree  bilbo
2 days 13 hrs
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15 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Szeretlek


Explanation:
You are very special to me = Nagyon sokat jelentesz nekem (literally: you mean a lot to me) / or: Kulonleges helyet foglalsz el az eletemben (lit.: you have a special place in my life)

Marika4150
Romania
Local time: 00:01
PRO pts in pair: 6

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agree  bilbo
2 days 13 hrs
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