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Gustar. translates backwards Not “I like it” “It is pleasing to me”. Rule 1 – gust a with a singular noun:. A mí me gust a el color verde. Gusta is singular because the subject “color” is singular. Rule 2 - gust a with verbs :.
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Gustar translates backwards Not “I like it” “It is pleasing to me”
Rule 1 – gusta with a singular noun: • A mí me gusta el color verde. • Gusta is singular because the subject “color” is singular.
Rule 2 - gusta with verbs: • A mí me gustacocinar y comer el broccoli (porque es verde, claro). • Gusta is singular because the subject “cocinar y comer” is a verb • (even if there are 2 or more verbs) • (notice they are infinitives)
Rule 3 – gustan with plural nouns : • A mí me gustanlas plantas y los extraterrestres de Júpiter. (es obvio) • Gustan ispluralbecausethesubject “plantas y extraterrestres” is plural.
Rule 4 - negation: • A mí no me gustan las cebras. (excepto las que son verdes) • No goes before the IOPN
Rule 5 - “a …” phrase to emphasize or clarify: • Use an “a …” phrase that matches to emphasize or clarify. • Use other IOPNs to tell about other people. (me, te, le, nos, os, les) • A nosotros nosgusta la ensalada • A mi familia le gusta llevar los zapatos verdes.
A mí me A ti te A él le A ella le A usted le A Paco le A nosotros nos A vosotros os A ellos les A ellas les A ustedes les A Mickey y a Minnie les Remember the Indirect Object Pronouns:
Rule 6 – questions: • question + verb + subject • ¿Qué coloreste gustan más a ti? • ¿Ati qué te gustahacer? Or ¿Qué te gustahacer ati? • ¿A quién le gustapintar?
Rule 7 – other verbs: • A mí me molesta la pizza verde. (green pizza bothers me) • There are more verbs like gustar where the word order and translations are backwards.
Other verbs like gustar: • apetecer – to long for • interesar –to be interested • convenir – to suit • molestar – to bother • fascinar – to fascinate • resultar – to result • bastar – to be enough • encantar –to like very much • quedar – to have left over • sobrar – to have in excess • aburrir – to be boring • hacer falta – to need • doler– to ache,hurt • agradar – to please • importar – to be important • parecer – to seem • sorprender – to surpris • fastidiar – to bother • faltar – to lack
Mis gustos – un libro pequeño • Cover with name, title, class period (6 pts) • 7 pages – one per rule- with 3 original examples of that rule (21 sentences at 4 pts each = 84 pts) • Appearance (10 pts)