Gustar And verbs like gustar
Me gustan las aretes. ¿Te gusta este anillo? Gustar to express what is pleasing to you **Spanish has no word that means “to like.” Therefore, you must talk about what is pleasing to you.** the person to whom an object is pleasing me nos te os le les gusta + object or infinitive Or gustan + objects + Me gustan las aretes. ¿Te gusta este anillo?
Because the thing that pleases is the subject, gustar agrees in person and number with it. Most commonly the subject is third person singular or plural. SINGULAR SUBJECT PLURAL SUBJECT Nos gusta la música pop. Me gustan las quesadillas. We like pop music. I like quesadillas. Les gusta su casa nueva. ¿Te gustan las películas románticas? They like their new house. Do you like romantic movies? Copyright © 2012 Vista Higher Learning. All rights reserved.
When gustar is followed by one or more verbs in the infinitive, the singular form of gustar is always used. No nos gusta llegar tarde. Les gusta cantar y bailar. We don’t like to arrive late. They like to sing and dance. Copyright © 2012 Vista Higher Learning. All rights reserved.
Gustar To ask somebody what he/she likes: ¿Te gusta(n)…? ¿Te gusta/Le gusta tomar café? To state what another person likes: a + name of person + le gusta(n) A Diego le gustan las fiestas. A Carlos le gusta el fútbol. A Diego y a Carlos les gusta mirar CSI.
Verbs like gustar encantar- to love molestar- to bother fascinar- to fascinate sorprender- to surprise Interesar- to interest faltar- to be lacking/missing Importar- to be important doler (oue)- to hurt
Gustar to express what is pleasing to you A Bugs Bunny _____ __________ las zanahorias. A King Kong _____ __________ los plátanos. A los vampiros no _____ __________ el ajo. A los pingüinos _____ __________ el pescado. A mí_____ __________ las frutas.
Gustar to express what is pleasing to you A Bugs Bunny le gustan las zanahorias. A King Kong le gustan los plátanos. A los vampiros no les gusta el ajo. A los pingüinos les gusta el pescado. A mí me gustan las frutas.