ser amado

to be loved

→ ser

phrase Uncommon #21,168

to be loved A passive expression formed with ser and the past participle amado. The form changes according to the gender and number of the person or thing being loved, such as ser amada for a feminine singular subject.

SP: Todos queremos ser amados.

EN: We all want to be loved.

La cosa más grande que aprenderás es simplemente amar y ser amado.

The greatest thing you’ll learn is simply to love and be loved.

Tom quiere ser amado.

Tom wants to be loved.

Es triste no ser amado, pero es mucho más triste no ser capaz de amar.

It is sad not to be loved, but it is much sadder not to be able to love.

No puede ser amado por ninguna chica.

He can't be loved by any girl.

— Kal Ho Naa Ho (2003)

Tom prefería ser amado a ser temido.

Tom preferred to be loved rather than feared.

Yanni quiere ser amado.

Yanni wants to be loved.