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Mastering the Unique Verb "Gustar" in Spanish

Learn how to conjugate the verb "gustar" in Spanish and use indirect object pronouns correctly. Understanding its peculiar usage will enhance your language skills. Start practicing now!

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Mastering the Unique Verb "Gustar" in Spanish

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  1. Theverb “gustar” Spanish I

  2. “Gustar”  To like (sort of) • I like pizza • You like pizza • He/She likes pizza • We like pizza • You guys like pizza • You all/They like pizza

  3. How to conjugate • Gustar is a WEIRD verb. It does not work like other verbs in Spanish • Itismade of twoparts and you MUST havebothparts. • You can NOT separatetheparts, theymustalwaysstaytogether • Part 1 = indirectobjectpronoun (IOP) • Part 2 = verb (gustar)

  4. I like… • Me gustala clase. • Me gustaleer. the verb gustar Indirect object pronoun noun verb the verb gustar Indirect object pronoun

  5. How to conjugate Part 2= gustar • Gustar meanspleasing to – NOT like (weird I know) • So gusta means IT is pleasing • Thatmeans gustar willchange to gusta forallverbs and singular nouns. • If more thanonethingispleasingyoucan’t use gusta (wewilllearnwhat to do laterthissemester)

  6. Let’s practice • I like to play football. • Playing football is pleasing to me. • She likes watching tv. • Watching tv is pleasing to her. • We like listening to music. • Listening to music is pleasing to us.

  7. What does this have to do with conjugating? • To conjugate a verb you match it to the SUBJECT so this poses a problem…… • Find the subject: • I like to playfootball. • I • She likes to watch tv. • She • Welike to listen to music. • We

  8. Now the Spanish way… • Look at the SPANISH subject… • Playingfootballispleasing to me. • Playingfootball • Watching tv is pleasing to her. • Watching tv • Listening to musicispleasing to us. • Listening to music

  9. What about me? That means the person that is pleased (likes something) becomes an indirect object NOT the subject! • Playing football is pleasing to me. • Playingfootball (subject)/ me (IndirectObjectPronoun) • Watching tv is pleasing to her. • Watching tv (subject) / her (Indirect Object Pronoun) • Listening to musicispleasing to us. • Listening to music (subject)/ us (IndirectObjectPronoun)

  10. How it is… • THEREFORE …. • Thatmeanswith “gustar” wemust use IndirectObjectPronouns

  11. What is an Indirect Object Pronoun? • A pronoun takes the place of a noun • IOPs  Answer the question “To Whom?” • Footballispleasingto me. • me • Movies are pleasing to Sara. • Sara = her • Music is pleasing to my friends and I. • My friends and I = us

  12. IOPs in Spanish

  13. IOPs go before gusta(n) • Me gusta la pizza. • Pizza ispleasingto me. • Te gusta la pizza. • Pizza ispleasingtoyou(informal). • Le gusta la pizza. • Pizza is pleasing to you(formal)/him (he)/her (she) • Nos gusta la pizza. • Pizza ispleasing to us. • Os gusta la pizza. • Pizza ispleasing to youguys. • Les gusta la pizza. • Pizza ispleasing to youall/ they

  14. (I) _____ gusta patinar. nos me A. D. (os) B. te les C. le E.

  15. (we) ____ gusta aprender español. me nos A. D. B. te (os) C. le E. les

  16. (you (familiar)) ____ gusta esquiar. nos me A. D. (os) B. te le les C. E.

  17. Who? (you all) ___ gusta dibujar. me nos A. D. B. te (os) C. le E. les

  18. (she) ____ gusta jugar videojuegos. me nos A. D. B. te (os) C. le E. les

  19. (they) ___ gusta patinar. nos me D. A. (os) te B. les E. le C.

  20. (you (formal)) ___ gusta escribir. nos me A. D. B. te (os) C. le E. les

  21. Rules … • PuttheIndirectObjectPronoun (Me, Te, Le, Nos, Os, Les) FIRST • ThistellsyouWHOlikesordoesn´tlikesomething • Thenputtheverb gusta • Thispart of theverbisdeterminedbyWHATtheylike. • Rememberyou can NOT separatethesetwothings! • Put NO beforethe IOP ifyoudon´tlikesomething

  22. To emphasize/clarify use “A - WHO” • (A mí) = I • (A ti) = you • (A usted) = you formal • (A él) = he • (A ella) = she • (A nosotros) (A nosotras) = we • (A vosotros) (a vosotras) = youguys • (A ustedes) = youall • (A ellos) = they • (A ellas) they

  23. To emphasize/clarify use “A - WHO”

  24. Stating WHO likes something • Here is what it looks like • A mí me gusta mucho bailar. • A tí te gusta mucho bailar. • A él/ella/ud. le gusta mucho bailar. • A nosotros nos gusta mucho bailar. • A vosotros os gusta mucho bailar. • A ellos/ellas/uds. les gusta mucho bailar.

  25. To emphasize/clarify use “A - WHO” • (A mí) = I • (A ti) = you • (A usted) = you formal • (A él) = Paco, el perro, Sr. Rodriguez, mi amigo • (A ella) = Sra. Bauman, mi amiga, mi mamá • (A nosotros) (A nosotras) = mis amigos y yo, la clase y yo • (A vosotros) (a vosotras) = María y a tí • (A ustedes) = youall • (A ellos) = los chicos, los estudiantes, los profesores • (A ellas) = las chicas, las profesoras, las alumnas

  26. Stating WHO likes something with a name • Here is what it looks like • A mí me gusta mucho bailar. • A tí te gusta mucho bailar. • A Paco/el perro/mi amigo le gusta mucho bailar. • A mis amigos y yo/la clase y yo nos gusta mucho bailar. • A María y a tí os gusta mucho bailar. • A los estudiantes/las profesoras/los chicos les gusta mucho bailar.

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