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Learn how to properly use the Spanish verb "gustar" in this helpful guide. Understand its translation, sentence structure, and how to use indirect object pronouns.
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How to Use Gustar A Survival Guide Por Sra. Smidt
The flow of the sentence • Read the Spanish sentence from right to left. • Gustar loosely translates as “to please.” • Translate the sentence as “something pleases someone.”
Sample sentence “She likes pizza. In Spanish it would say, “Pizza pleases her.”
Le gusta la pizza. • This is the Spanish sentence. • The word(s) that follow gustar determine itsform. • Because pizza is singular, use gusta. • The word used for her is le.
She likes tacos. Think: “Tacos please her.”
“Le gustan los tacos.” • The thing (tacos) that follows gustan is plural, therefore the plural form of gustar is used. • Gusta is singular and gustan is plural.
Me Te Le Nos Os Les Use Indirect Object Pronouns
These indirect object pronouns represent the subject of the English sentence. I-me We-nos You-te You-os He,She-le They-les