Idiom: "...all that you are."

Question

¡Hola todos!

Okay, you want to say to someone, "I love you for all that you are."

Such a line filled with emotion, yet feelings proclaimed with confident certainty,

Would the "...all that you are..." part be written as --...todo que eres tu / es usted...--?

Would you go subjunctive and say:

--Te amo para todo que seas.--

or use the indicative approach and say:

--Te amo para todo que eres.--?

¡Mil gracias para todo, y saludos!

Sinceramente, Clint.

Answer 1

I'd say: Te amo por todo lo que eres. You want POR here because it is describing a reason why. Another example: Les dimos las gracias por su ayuda.

Te amo por todo lo que seas can also be correct. It implies that you love (him/her) despite not knowing exactly for what reason or not knowing what she/he might be.

Thanks. Por/para strikes again! - Noetol, Apr 4, 2012

I know. I can't imagine having to learn that from a book. Prepositions are hard in any language. - francobollo, Apr 4, 2012

Answer 2

They are all right, obviously, and their explanation of how the meaning changes in the subjunctive is good. I only want to add that another good translation, one I use to have a little fun and make it sound more normal in English is to take the relative pronoun meaning in English and add "ever" to the end.

So, that would translate "Te amo por todo lo que seas." to "I love you for whatever you are/may-might be."

It may not be a perfect way to do it, but it sure has helped me learn the subjunctive. Good Luck!

Answer 3

Creo que lo más apropiado sería "Te amo para todo que eres". Si usa el subjuntivo, esto puede decir "I love you for all you might be" en inglés.

I think that the most appropriate would be "Te amo para todo que eres". If you use the subjunctive, it can mean "I love you for all you might be".