El Verbo “GUSTAR & Similar Verbs” In English, the equivalent is “to like” En español gustar significa “to be pleasing”
Por ejemplo: In English we say: “I like Spanish.” En español decimos: “To me, Spanish is pleasing.” Gustar & Similar Verbs
To say what people like in Spanish, we use the verb gustar. This verb literally means to be pleasing. So instead of saying, “I like pizza,” you would say “Pizza is pleasing to me.” Gustar & Similar Verbs
I like the beach I like the beach. In English: “I” is the subject “like” is the verb “the beach” is the direct object En español: “the beach” is the subject “to please” is the verb “me” is the indirect object
En Español…: The word order is actually “reversed: The indirect object comes first:Me Then the verb:gusta Finally the subject of the verb:la playa. To make the sentence negative, simply add the word “no” at the beginning, before the pronoun. -No me gusta la playa.
Who is doing the “liking”? Indirect Object Pronouns: 1. Me gusta(n) 2. Te gusta(n) 3. Le gusta(n) 4. Nos gusta(n) 5. Os gusta(n) 6. Les gusta(n)
“Gusta”=singular nouns =infinitives “Gustan”=plural nouns Gustar & Similar Verbs
Notice the “n” in parenthesis following gusta. This is because if “the thing” that is being liked is plural you must add an “n”. Me gusta el béisbol. Nos gustan los carros. Me gusta la pizza. Te gustan los vegetales. Gustar & Similar Verbs
When gusta is followed by a verb, the verb must be in the infinitive form. (-ar-er-ir) - Me gusta jugar el béisbol. - ¿Te gusta escribir? - No me gusta hacer la tarea. Gustar & Similar Verbs
Notice that le can stand for you (usted), he, she, it, and les can stand for you (uds.) or they. To clarify who is being talked about, use: A + name or (subject pronoun.) A Juan le gusta la pizza. A Juan y a Sara les gusta la pizza. A Ud. le gusta comer. A ellos no les gusta correr. Gustar & Similar Verbs
Frases de clarificación: “Le gusta nadar.” He likes to swim. She likes to swim. You (form.) like to swim. “Les gusta la playa.” They like the beach. You all (form.) like the beach.
Frases de clarificación: 1. Me=a mí 2. Te=a ti 3. Le=a él a ella a Ud. (a Roberto) (a Lola) (a tu hermano) 4.Nos=a nosotros 5. Os=a vosotros 6. Les=a ellos a ellas a Uds. (a Roberto y a Luis) (a Lola y a Carmen) (a mis amigos)
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¿Cómo se dice? “I like coffee.” “Coffee is pleasing to me.” el café.gusta(A mí) Me
¿Cómo se dice? “You like cars.” “Cars are pleasing to you.” los carros.gustan(A tí) te
¿Cómo se dice? “He doesn’t like to dance.” “To dance is not pleasing to him.” bailar. gustano le(A él)
¿Cómo se dice? “We like our teachers.” “Our teachers are pleasing to us.” nuestros profesores. gustan Nos
¿Cómo se dice? “You (guys) don’t like to go to the movie theater.” “To go to the movies is not pleasing to you (guys).” ir al cine.gusta A Uds. no les
¿Cómo se dice? “They like history and spanish.” “History and Spanish are pleasing to them.” la historia y el español. gustan Les
¿Cómo se dice en español? I like to study. Elena likes to watch television. We don’t like to do homework. Carlos and Miguel like cars. Do you guys like to look at photos? You like to go shopping, right? Me gusta estudiar. (A Elena) le gusta ver la televisión. No nos gusta hacer la tarea. (A Carlos y a Miguel) les gustan los coches. ¿Os gusta mirar fotos? Te gusta ir de compras, ¿verdad?
Many other verbs function like gustar: caer bien to suitwellaburrir to bore encantarto really likeinteresar to interest fascinar to love quedar to stay; remain disgustar/chocar to hatefaltar to lack; to miss molestar to botherimportar to be important Gustar & Similar Verbs