This is the 16560th most frequent Korean word.
사랑한다
"I love you."
This is a direct and personal expression of love, often used sincerely in intimate relationships. It is in a present declarative form.
나는 너를 사랑한다.
I love you.
In this sentence, "사랑하는" describes the people with a passion for art, showing its use in continuous descriptive form.
예술을 사랑하는 사람들은 주말에 미술관에 갔다.
People who love art went to the museum on the weekend.
Here, the word expresses familial affection and is part of a question. The form "사랑한다고" is a quoted declarative statement.