el verbo gustar. gustar = to be pleasing to in english its translated to i like in english we say i...
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El verbo Gustar
Gustar = to be pleasing to
• In English it’s translated to “I like”
• In English we say “I like dogs”
• In Spanish we say “ The dogs are pleasing to me”
“Me gustan los perros”
IOP + VERB + SUBJECT
You conjugate for the subject in the sentence. The subject is
what/ who is doing the action.
There are TWO forms of GUSTAR
1. Gusta (refers to one object)
2. Gustan (refers to more than one object)
The verb gustargustar is conjugated
to go with the thing you like, which is actually
the subject of the sentence.
Me gustan los perros
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I like dogs
Ejemplos:
Me gustaa la pizza.(I like the pizza.)
Me gustanan las galletgalletasas. (I like cookies.)
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Ejemplos:
Me gustaa la pizza. (I like the pizza.)
Me gustanan las galletgalletasas. (I like cookies.)
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GustarGustar is used with indirect object pronounsindirect object pronouns..
They refer to who is being pleased or who is being affected
IOP (to …) meme (me) te te (you, familiar) lele (you, formal/him/her) nos (us)os (you-Spain)Les (Them)
Me gustan los perrosDogs are pleasing to me
To talk about likes and dislikes
with gustar …gustar …
Use this formula!
+ form of gustar + what you like
(indirect object pronoun)
To say what you dislike just put NO in front of the IOP
No me gustan los perros
There are 4 parts to forming a sentence
with GUSTAR!
Backwards verbs!!
1. What you like, or what is doing the pleasing
el/la_______________
los/ las______________
NO NAKED NOUNS!
2. Form of GUSTAR
Gusta
Gustan
3. IOP
MeTeleNosOsles
I like chocolate =
I like the cats =
el chocolategustaMe
los gatosgustan Me
who is being pleased
One object/ singular
More than one/ plural
Part 4 is used for clarification or
emphasis!
a mí
a ti
*a él /ella/ Ud./ ______
a nosotros/ a ______ y a mí
* a ellas/ ellos/ Uds. / a_______ y a ________
A mí me gusta el chocolate
A ti te gusta el chocolate
A él le gusta el chocolateA Jenny le gusta el chocolate
A nosotros nos gusta el chocolate
A Jenny y a Mike les gusta el chocolate
name
name
Clarifies who is being pleased when using (le and les)
When you have two verbs together
you use the singular form of
GUSTAR
Me gusta bailar. (I like to dance)
Me gusta bailar y cantar. (I like to dance and sing.)
Other verbs like GUSTAR
Encantar = to like very much (objects or thing )/ to love (inanimate objects)
Me encanta la canción
Disgustar= to displease/ to upset
Me disgustan las noticias