“I love you” in Japanese

Aus aktuellem Anlass gibt es auf about.com einen ausführlichen Artikel über die interessanten Facetten der japanischen Zuneigungs-Bekundungen.

One of the most popular phrases in any language is probably “I love you.” In Japanese, “love” is “ai （愛）,” and the verb form “to love” is “aisuru （愛する）.” “I love you” can be literally translated as “aishite imasu （愛しています）“. “Aishiteru （愛してる）,” “aishiteru yo （愛してるよ）” or “aishiteru wa (愛してるわ, female speech)” is normally used in conversation. However, the Japanese don’t say “I love you” as often as Western people do, because of cultural differences.

Der vollständige Artikel ist auf japanese.about nachzulesen.