Topic 4 Gustar
El verbo Gustar
The verb gustar means to be pleasing to in English. In Spanish, it means to like.
Singular I like the Biology class. Plural I like science classes. Singular I don’t like the Biology class. Plural I don’t like science classes. |
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Gustar and Indirect Object Pronouns
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In these constructions, the entity that possesses the quantity is the grammatical subject (LA CLASE DE BIOLOGÍA) must agree with the verb (GUSTA) and then an indirect object (ME) signals to whom the entity is pleasing.
So if we have a plural entity LAS CLASES DE CIENCIA as the subject, the verb needs to agree. GUSTAN and ME still conveys to whom the science classes are pleasing:
Me gustan las clases de ciencias. (Literal translation: Science classes are pleasing to me.)
I like science classes.
Pratícalo…
Read outloud to practice “me gusta” (I like) or “no me gusta” (I don’t like).
- Me gusta la clase de español. No me gusta la clase de español.
- Te gusta el libro de biología. No te gusta el libro de biología.
- ¿(Ud./él/ella) Le gusta la computadora? ¿No le gustan las computadoras?
- Nos gusta el chocolate. No nos gusta el chocolate.
- Les gusta el perro. No nos gusta el perro.
Escríbelo…
A verb as the subject
- When the verb gustar is used with another verb, the verb form is used in the *infinitive form.
Me gusta *hablar. I like *to talk.
Me gusta *caminar. I like *to walk.
Me gusta *nadar. I like *to swim.
When to use the “A” phrase
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Gustar and “A” + Indirect Object Pronouns
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Verbs like gustar
encantar to be enchanting, to like very much | fascinar to fascinate, to be fascinating (to) |
interesar to be interesting (to) | molestar to bother; to annoy |
preocupar to worry | importar to be important (to), to matter |