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Is the を interchangeable with が in this case?

And if I say 私が総てを愛している does it mean 'I'm everything that I love'?
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The use of が, は and を in 私は総てを愛している
愛する is a straightforward transitive verb. Therefore, が always marks a subject
(i.e. who loves), and を always marks an object (i.e. who/what is loved). は, as
a topic marker, usually marks a subject but sometimes marks an object (See:
[Why can は and を sometimes be used
interchangeably?](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/q/23378/5010)). As far as
愛する/愛している is used in a simple sentence like this, が and を are not
interchangeable.

> 私は総てを愛している

This is a simple sentence that means "I love everything." Since すべて
("everything") is an object, 私 is clearly the subject (and topic).

> 私が総てを愛している

This means " _I_ love everything" (with emphasized "I"). 私 is the subject, and
すべて is the object, anyway. Usually a sentence that describes a fact like this
uses は, but when you use が instead of は, it has an [exhaustive-
listing](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/q/22/5010) function.

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"I'm everything that I love" translates to 私は私が愛するすべてである (what a narcissistic
statement!). You need to be familiar with relative clauses to understand this
sentence.

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There are a few exceptional words and constructions which can take both が and
を. Please see the following questions for details. (Note that these are not
related to your usage of 愛する.)

  * With potential expressions: [The difference between が and を with the potential form of a verb.](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/q/609/5010)
  * With tai-form: [が vs を in sentences of desire (-たい)](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/q/15171/5010)
  * With certain adjectives and verbs: [Usage of ～を好き outside of embedded clauses](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/q/26005/5010)
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