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lieben: to love — meaning and examples | JadoLearn

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lieben

to love

to love a person or like something very much

IPA/ˈliːbən/

Primary stress is marked in IPA.

lieben: to love

Meaning 1neutral · 90%

to love a person or like something very much

Ich liebe meine Familie.

Liebst du italienisches Essen?

Als Kind habe ich diesen Film geliebt.

Use lieben for strong feelings; for ordinary preferences, mögen is often softer.

jemanden sehr lieben — to love someone very muchMusik lieben — to love music

Ich liebe an Musik.

Ich liebe Musik.

The object is direct accusative; no preposition is needed.

Ich liebe Kaffee is stronger than Ich mag Kaffee. Use it when the feeling is intense.

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Which sentence is correct?

lieben takes an accusative object and is stronger than mögen.