Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
I need you
Spanish translation:
te necesito
Added to glossary by
Oso (X)
Sep 5, 2003 21:05
20 yrs ago
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English term
jasmine
i need you
Non-PRO
English to Spanish
Art/Literary
General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
love
when talking to someone
Proposed translations
(Spanish)
| 4 +11 | te necesito |
Oso (X)
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| 5 +1 | Necesito que tú (+ subjuctive) |
Daniel Mencher
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| 5 | Te necesito |
Fernando Muela Sopeña
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| 5 | Te necesito. |
Valeria Verona
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Proposed translations
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te necesito
Good luck from Oso ¶:^)
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Fernando Muela Sopeña
Spain
Spain
Native in Spanish
Spain
The passion for the right word
Native in: Spanish (Variant: Standard-Spain) 
Works in: French to Spanish, Russian to Spanish, Spanish
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Te necesito
Good luck!
1 min
Valeria Verona
Chile
Chile
Native in Spanish
Chile
Your reliable LatAm Spanish partner
Native in: Spanish (Variant: Latin American)
Works in: English to Spanish, Portuguese to Spanish, Spanish
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12
Te necesito.
:-)
+1
9 mins
Daniel Mencher
United States
United States
Native in English
Specializes in field
United States
Native in: English 
Works in: zzz Other zzz to English, Spanish to English, English, and 8 more.
Necesito que tú (+ subjuctive)
The phrase "I need you" alone is "Te necesito" or "Necesito a te" (the first is by far the most common).
However:
If you want to say a phrase such as, "I need you to leave", in which the word "you" is not the object but rather the subject of the dependent clause, then you would say, "Necesito que (tú) salgas/te vayas", with the word "tú" being possible but not mandatory. In these situations, "Necesito" ("I need") is the independant clause, "que" is the relative conjunction connecting the clauses, and the rest is the dependent clause, which must be in the subjunctive tense.
Good luck!
-Dan
However:
If you want to say a phrase such as, "I need you to leave", in which the word "you" is not the object but rather the subject of the dependent clause, then you would say, "Necesito que (tú) salgas/te vayas", with the word "tú" being possible but not mandatory. In these situations, "Necesito" ("I need") is the independant clause, "que" is the relative conjunction connecting the clauses, and the rest is the dependent clause, which must be in the subjunctive tense.
Good luck!
-Dan
Peer comment(s):
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Susana Galilea
: de acuerdo con la explicación, pero "Necesito a te" no existe en español
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De acuerdo que "Necesito a te" no es usado, pero no es imposible. Es correcto, solamente no usado. Pero no importa; lo que quiero subrayar es el subjuntivo.
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