Thread: Я люблю тебя за то, что ты есть

What does "за то, что" mean?
I guess it means "for what" or maybe "why".
Я не знаю.

Я люблю тебя за то, что ты есть
За то, что ты здесь и просто рядом
Я люблю тебя за то, что такой
За то, что ты мой и даже взглядом
Я люблю тебя...

I love you for what you are
For what are you here and simply beside (me)
I love you for whatever
For what are you even in my sight
I love you...

Originally Posted by kwatts59

What does "за то, что" mean?
I guess it means "for what" or maybe "why".
Я не знаю.

Я люблю тебя за то, что ты есть
За то, что ты здесь и просто рядом
Я люблю тебя за то, что такой
За то, что ты мой и даже взглядом
Я люблю тебя...

I love you for what you are
For what are you here and simply beside (me)
I love you for whatever
For what are you even in my sight
I love you...

in this context, "za to, chto" means "because".
so the translation is:
i love you because you exist
because you are here and simply nearby
i love you because you are the way you are
because you are mine and even with sight
i love you

"potomu chto" would be incorrect if used here, then? Or just not as correct?
-Fantom

Originally Posted by fantom605

"potomu chto" would be incorrect if used here, then? Or just not as correct?
-Fantom

it would be incorrect to use it here, and it wouldnt rhyme either
potomu, chto == because
and "za to, chto" is more like.. "as a consequence of"
may be i could explain by example.

lets see..

ya tebya pobil potomu, chto ti kretin
i beat you up because you are a cretin

ya tebya pobil za to, chto ti razbil butilku vodki
i beat you up as a consequence of you breaking a bottle of vodka

..

not sure how else to explain it. but "za to, chto" is not _exactly_ "because"

is that any more clearer?

Yeah, that makes sense. Of course, I didn't even think of the whole "it should rhyme" thing! Derp!
-Fantom

well it makes more sense if you think about the article "za" to mean "for"

I popped in for the newspaper - я зашел за газету

я люблю тебя за твои глаза - I love you for your (i.e. because of, due to) eyes

за то, что - just cuts up the sentence and is called a complex conjugative. It can be thought of "for that thing, which is" "for the reason, that is"

я люблю тебя за то, что ты есть! - I love you because you exist - I love your for the reason, that you exist! which you would never say


hard to explain...

Originally Posted by kalinka_vinnie

I popped in for the newspaper - я зашел за газетой

Если б ты зашел за газету это выглядело бы вот так