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Apuntes el 17 de octubre

Learn how to properly use the Spanish verb 'gustar', which means to like or to be pleasing. Discover the correct forms and usage of this verb to express your preferences.

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Apuntes el 17 de octubre

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  1. Apuntes el 17 de octubre GUSTAR ¿Te gusta el español? Do you like Spanish? Sí, me gusta mucho. Yes, I like it a lot.

  2. Gustar is generally translated as to like, but it really means to be pleasing. Me gustanlascomputadoras. Computers are pleasing to me. (I like computers.) A José le gusta la historia. History is pleasing to José. (José likes history.)

  3. Gusta is followed by a singular noun (and the definite article). Me gusta el arte. Gustan is followed by a plural noun (and the definite article). Me gustan las matemáticas.

  4. Whenusing a verb, use gusta. Me gustaescucharmúsica.

  5. Gustar is always accompanied by an indirect object pronoun: me= to me nos= to us te= to you os = to you guys le= to you (usted)les= to you all (ustedes) le= to him/herles = to them

  6. Nosgustaviajar. Traveling is pleasing to us. (We like to travel.) Le gustanlasclases. The classes are pleasing to him/her. (He/she likes the classes.) Les gusta el inglés. English is pleasing to them. (They like English.)

  7. Use abefore a name. A María le gusta viajar. Traveling is pleasing to Maria. (Maria likes to travel).

  8. To say what someone doesn’t like, place no before me, te, le, nos, os, les. No me gusta la música clásica. Classical music is not pleasing to me. (I don’tlikeclassicalmusic.) A Javier no le gustan las computadoras. Computers are not pleasing to Javier. (Javier doesn’t like computers.)

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