what does this mean:
je vous déteste et je t'aime
2007-06-28 10:44:41 · 9 answers · asked by Gabby 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
I hate you and I love you.
However, it's slightly incorrect. Vous and te (t') shouldn't be used to refer to the same person in a sentence, since one indicates plurality/formality and the other indicates singularity/familiarity. It should go, "Je te déteste et je t'aime" or "Je vous détestez et je vous aimez."
(Although I find it very odd to love and hate someone at the same time...)
2007-06-28 10:57:08 · answer #1 · answered by Avie 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
He used the formal form of you (Je vous déteste, I detest, better dislike you) to mean he dislikes the person you are in society.
He used the familiar form of you (Je t'aime, I love you) to mean he loves the one you are really, in closeness, intimacy.
2007-06-29 01:51:04 · answer #2 · answered by Lupus Mortis 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I hate(detest) you and i love you or something like that
i hate you but i love you
2007-06-28 10:54:13 · answer #3 · answered by chikis*trikis 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I like you but I hate you
2007-06-28 10:48:58 · answer #4 · answered by acoats_87 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I hate you and I love you.
2007-06-28 11:44:40 · answer #5 · answered by steiner1745 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I hate you and I love you.
2007-06-28 11:10:15 · answer #6 · answered by Mischa 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I hate you (plural/polite) and I love you (familiar).
A nice paradox for you! :)
2007-06-28 10:49:06 · answer #7 · answered by Susie 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
It means "I hate you and I love you".
Hmmm . . . makes me wonder who said this to you! ;)
2007-06-28 10:55:06 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I detest you and I love you
2007-06-28 10:49:28 · answer #9 · answered by Mirage 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋