Hi Bella,

The phrase "Je t'aime" has acquired ideomatic status in French and is probably the least adulterated statement if you really want to express being in love with someone. Adding "bien" or "beaucoup" will only serve to lessen the power of this simple statement with respect to another person. Talking to several French native speakers about this, they told me unanimously that "je t'adore" can have different connotations depending on the situation and the context you are using it in. It can be a stronger, more committed version of "je t'aime" but it can also be a slightly watered down version. It just depends.

-- Chris (who is not a native speaker).

-> Here note that adorer does NOT mean "to be in love with", but expresses a strong liking of someone. When you use aimer beaucoup, it means 'to like a lot' / 'to really like'. Bonsoir Bella, These two examples are from the lesson and provide a phrase that is synonymous with the phrase presented and probably would have been marked correct. ATTENTION: If you wanted to say "I love you very much" in French, you would use a different expression: Je t'aime très fort. I love you very much. I hope this helps.

Bonjour Chris, J'apprecie votre réponse.

Merci beaucoup. Mais... La dévaluation de mot, non?