Gustar translates backwards Not “I like it” “It is pleasing to me”

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1 Gustar translates backwards Not “I like it” “It is pleasing to me”

2 Rule 1 – gusta with a singular noun: A mí me gusta el color verde. Gusta is singular because the subject “color” is singular.

3 Rule 2 - gusta with verbs : A mí me gusta cocinar y comer el broccoli (porque es verde, claro). Gusta is singular because the subject “cocinar y comer” is a verb (even if there are 2 or more verbs) (notice they are infinitives)

4 Rule 3 – gustan with plural nouns : A mí me gustan las plantas y los extraterrestres de Júpiter. (es obvio) Gustan is plural because the subject “plantas y extraterrestres” is plural.

5 Rule 4 - negation: A mí no me gustan las cebras. (excepto las que son verdes) No goes before the IOPN

6 Rule 5 - “a …” phrase to emphasize or clarify : Use an “a …” phrase that matches to emphasize or clarify. Use other IOPNs to tell about other people. (me, te, le, nos, os, les) A nosotros nos gusta la ensalada A mi familia le gusta llevar los zapatos verdes.

7 Remember the Indirect Object Pronouns: A mí me A ti te A él le A ella le A usted le A Paco le A nosotros nos A vosotros os A ellos les A ellas les A ustedes les A Mickey y a Minnie les

8 Rule 6 – questions: question + verb + subject ¿Qué colores te gustan más a ti? ¿A ti qué te gusta hacer? Or ¿Qué te gusta hacer a ti? ¿A quién le gusta pintar?

9 Rule 7 – other verbs: A mí me molesta la pizza verde. (green pizza bothers me) There are more verbs like gustar where the word order and translations are backwards.

10 aburrir – to be boring hacer falta – to need doler– to ache,hurt agradar – to please importar – to be important parecer – to seem sorprender – to surpris fastidiar – to bother faltar – to lack apetecer – to long for interesar –to be interested convenir – to suit molestar – to bother fascinar – to fascinate resultar – to result bastar – to be enough encantar –to like very much quedar – to have left over sobrar – to have in excess Other verbs like gustar:

11 Mis gustos – un libro pequeño Cover with name, title, class period (6 pts) 7 pages – one per rule- with 3 original examples of that rule (21 sentences at 4 pts each = 84 pts) Appearance (10 pts)