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Verbos como “ Gustar ”. We most often use verbs like “ gustar ” with the indirect object pronouns: me, te , le, nos , les. We use verbs like gustar to express reactions to things: Me gusta tu chaqueta : I like your jacket. Gracias, y ¡ a mí me gustan tus zapatos !
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We most often use verbs like “gustar” with the indirect object pronouns: me, te, le, nos, les.
We use verbs like gustar to express reactions to things: Me gustatuchaqueta: I like your jacket. Gracias, y ¡a míme gustantuszapatos! Thanks, and I like your shoes!
What you are REALLY saying when you use gustar is that something is enjoyable, is pleasing, or brings enjoymentto someone: Me gustatuchaqueta: To me, your jacket is enjoyable/ your jacket pleases me. Gustais the singular form of “gustar”because “jacket” is singular.
Me gustantuszapatos: To me your shoes are pleasing. Gustan is the plural form of “gustar” because “zapatos” is plural.
Now, try these: I like soup. ______________________ I like her jeans. _______________________________
Note: To emphasize the person who likes something, you can use “a.” Example: A mí me gustan tus pendientes. This can mean “I really like” or “Well, I like” (as in comparison to what someone else likes).
To use these in a sentence, figure out: 1. Who is being affected (to whom the action takes place: me, te, le, etc.) 2. Then conjugate the verb based on the items that relate to the verb. 1.History really interests me.(what you are really saying here is “to me, history interests much”) Me interesa la historia.
2. The rain (la lluvia) really bothers me. _____________________________________ 3. I am not interested in your problems. _____________________________________ 4. It doesn’t matter to me. _____________________________________
5. You are missing a pencil (to you, a pencil is missing). ___________________________________ 6. Nature fascinates us.(To us, nature is fascinating.) (la naturaleza) ___________________________________ 7. The lie bothers my teacher. ___________________________________
Use FASCINAR 1. __________________________I like the books. 2. _____________________.You like the paintings. 3. _____________________She likes meat.
Use FALTAR 4. ____________________el dineroparacomprar el anillo.I'm lacking the money to buy the ring. 5. _______________________________________ We're lacking the money to buy the tickets. 6. __________________________ sillas.She's missing four chairs. 7. _________________________________ Who’s missing today?