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Verbs Like Gustar. Capítulo 7 . Grammar Review. Underline the subject , verb , and direct object in the sentence below: I like the book. I like the book . Subject Verb Direct Object (D.O.). The Verb Gustar. The word “like” does not exist in Spanish.
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Verbs Like Gustar Capítulo 7
Grammar Review Underline the subject, verb, and direct object in the sentence below: I like the book.
Ilikethe book. Subject VerbDirect Object (D.O.)
The Verb Gustar • The word “like” does not exist in Spanish. • The infinitive “gustar” means “to please” and replaces “to like” . • “I like the book.” and “The book pleases me.” mean the same thing. They are expressing the same idea.
Rewrite the sentence below replacing “like” with “pleases”. Ilikethe book. Subject Verb(D.O.) The bookpleasesme. Subject Verbindirect object pronoun (I.O.P.)
Rewrite the sentence in Spanish. The book pleases me. El librogusta me.
***4. The Flipper Rule: ALL OBJECT PRONOUNS COME BEFORE THE VERB.**** El librogusta me. New sentence is going to be: El libromegusta.
5. Many Spanish people will say: “Megusta el libro.” Know that: “Megusta el libro” & “El libromegusta” mean the same thing. They are interchangeable.
6. The verb “gustar” is conjugated to agree with the subject of the sentence. El libromegusta. Los librosmegustan. If the subject is singular the verb will take 3rd person singular form. If the subject is plural the verb will take 3rd person plural form.
I like soccer. I like French fries. I like Burger King. I don’t like tomatoes. I like Spanish class. I don’t like hamburgers. El fútbol me gusta. Las papas fritas me gustan. Burger King me gusta. Los tomates no me gustan. La clase de español me gusta. Las hamburguesas no me gustan Practice exercises
1. Interesar 2. Aburrir ***3. Doler 4. Molestar 5. Importar to interest to bore to ache/hurt to bother to care Verbs that work like gustar
Emphasis on Clarity To emphasize or clarify who likes, loves, or does not like something, add the following to the beginning of the sentence:
Me Gustas Tú By: Manu Chao
About the Singer • Manu Chao (José-Manuel Thomas Arthur Chao) was born in Spain to Spanish parents • He is 51 years old • Manu Chao was born around the time Francisco Franco became dictator of Spain. • His grandfather was sentenced to death. • To avoid Francisco Franco’s dictatorship, his parents moved the family to the outskirts of Paris shortly after Manu’s birth.
About the Singer • He began his musical career in Paris • He sings in French, Spanish, English, Intalian, Galician, Arabic, & Portuguese. • His most famous song Me Gustas Tú.
Lyrics to the Song • Chorus has some French in it. • Je ne sais pas • Je ne sais plus • Je suis perdu