Quick help.

[esoteric-lee.livejournal.com]

Я поистине пропускаю вас.

Is this how you say something to the nature of "I truly miss you"? If not, please show me how in both cyrillics and english characters if you can.

Spasibo.

Comments

maybe

[rooletka.livejournal.com]

Я действительно скучаю по тебе
Ya deistvitelno skuchayu po tebe

[3libras.livejournal.com]

I'm not sure if that's the right "miss" (the one you have seems to be "miss" as in "let pass"), and I'm not sure, but I've heard that "vas" is outdated and that you should use "tebya" instead.
Don't take my word for it, though. Like I said a few times, I'm not sure.

[pocket-girl.livejournal.com]

Я очень скучаю по тебе or Я очень скучаю по Вам.
Ya ochen' skuchayu po tebe (po Vam).

[rooletka.livejournal.com]

действительно = truly, really
you can also use a word "по-настоящему" (po-nastoyaschemu)

[kalaus.livejournal.com]

Sorry, but no -- not even close. In Russian, depending on the contest, you could say, e. g., "Я очень скучаю по вам" (Ya AWchin' skoochAyoo pah vAm) or "Мне очень вас не хватает" (MnyE AWchin' vahs ni khvatAH-eet).

[kalaus.livejournal.com]

And of course, depending on who you're saying this to, "вас" could be substituted by "тебя" (teebyA).

[esoteric-lee.livejournal.com]

the context would be to a lover.

[kalaus.livejournal.com]

Then use "Я очень скучаю по тебе" (Ya AWchin' skoochAyoo pah teebYE) or "Мне очень тебя не хватает" (MnyE AWchin' teebYA ni khvatAH-eet).

[lena-supercat.livejournal.com]

"vas" is formal, not outdated. "tebya" is the informal version.

[aciel.livejournal.com]

Or maybe you miss multiple people.

[inoctiluci.livejournal.com]

Why is it "по тебя" and not just "тебя"?

[ru-entranslator.livejournal.com]

по тебе а не по тебя

Don't sweat the theory... The Russian verb скучать requires по plus the dative case when you miss someone.

[spiderhood.livejournal.com]

It's "по Вас", not "по Вам"!

[spiderhood.livejournal.com]

I'd say "очень по тебе скучаю" or "сильно по тебе скучаю" or "сильно по тебе соскучился". All variants with "действительно", "на самом деле", etc are without a doubt valid, but they give away that you ain't a native speaker.

[ex-lumara.livejournal.com]

мне очень тебя не хватает.

[katrushkita.livejournal.com]

Hi Lee:) I really like "Мне очень тебя не хватает" mne ochen' tebya ne khvataet - because a literal but loose translation is something like "there isn't nearly enough you for me" and I think it sounds sweet.

[pocket-girl.livejournal.com]

well, rules may say "по Вас", but i rarely see or hear that form.
usually, most uses "по Вам".

[gateya.livejournal.com]

"Вас" means not only the oficcial adress, but also polite, attentive, underlining your gallantry and light old-fashion... It is a kind of chic

[spiderhood.livejournal.com]

Most may say whatever they want, even "мну по тя скучаить" ;) That doesn't change the universal rule, though.

And actually, one very rarely says (s)he misses someone in a formal way (if you use "вы" with someone, you won't tell him/her you miss 'em). Frankly, I cannot remember any real life situation from my experience. And when informal ways are possible, there's no problem.

[pocket-girl.livejournal.com]

I had such a situation.
What about telling this to a teacher?

This time, it was for a lover, but when I wrote my comment, I didn't know about that.

If you want to tell me that I don't know the rule, I know it.
But in informal speech, it is still rare to hear.

[3libras.livejournal.com]

Right, okay, thanks.

[esoteric-lee.livejournal.com]

I used this upon your recommendation. Thanks dear K.

[shellesie.livejournal.com]

it's awful. Don't teach people in wrong way.

[spiderhood.livejournal.com]

I don't know what is awful and I don't have any personal opinion whatsoever. I just teach people what's right.

[shellesie.livejournal.com]

The preposition "по" is used for Dative case only. Questions for Dative case are "кому?/чему?". So, "по Вам" is right and "по Вас" is not. However, your version is quite popular in some regions of Russia. But it's wrong.