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El Verbo GUSTAR
En espaol gustar significa to be pleasing
In English, the equivalent is to like Por ejemplo: In English we say: I like Spanish.
En espaol decimos: To me, Spanish is pleasing. I like the beach. In English:
I is the subject
like is the verb
the beach is the direct object En espaol:
the beach is the subject
to please is the verb
me is the indirect object En Espaol: The word order is actually backwards: The indirect object comes first: Me
Then the verb: gusta
Finally the subject of the verb: la playa.
Make it negative by adding no at the beginning. Who is doing the liking? Indirect Object Pronouns: me
te
le nos
os
les Gusta = singular nouns = infinitives Gustan = plural nouns Frases de clarificacin: Le gusta nadar. He likes to swim.
She likes to swim.
You like to swim. Les gusta la playa. They like the beach.
You like the beach. Frases de clarificacin: Me = a m
Te = a ti
Le = a l a ella a Ud. (a Roberto) (a Lola) (a tu hermano) Nos = a nosotros
Os = a vosotros
Les = a ellos a ellas a Uds. (a Roberto y a Luis) (a Lola y a Carmen) (a mis amigos) Me gusta / Me gustan
Te gusta / Te gustan
Le gusta / Le gustan
Nos gusta / Nos gustan
Os gusta / Os gustan
Les gusta / Les gustan I like
You like
He / she / You like(s)
We like
You guys like
They / you like = Cmo se dice? I like coffee. Coffee is pleasing to me. el caf. gusta Me Cmo se dice? You like cars. Cars are pleasing to you. los coches. gustan Te Cmo se dice? He doesnt like to dance. To dance is not pleasing to him. bailar. gusta No le Cmo se dice? We like our teachers. Our teachers please us. nuestros profesores. gustan Nos Cmo se dice? You (guys) dont like to go to the movies. To go to the movies is not pleasing to you (guys). ir al cine. gusta No os Cmo se dice? They like history and spanish. History and Spanish are pleasing to them. la historia y el espaol. gustan Les Cmo se dice en espaol? I like to study.
Elena likes to watch television.
We dont 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 televisin. 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?
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