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Verbo Gustar

The verb "gustar" is used to express likes and dislikes in Spanish. It works backwards from English, with the subject being what is liked rather than the person liking it. The verb conjugation depends on whether the liked item is singular or plural. Indirect object pronouns are used before the verb to indicate who is doing the liking. "Gustar" can also be used with an infinitive verb to express liking an action. To express dislike, "no" is placed before "gustar". When something is loved, "encantar" is used instead, following the same rules.

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Verbo Gustar

The verb "gustar" is used to express likes and dislikes in Spanish. It works backwards from English, with the subject being what is liked rather than the person liking it. The verb conjugation depends on whether the liked item is singular or plural. Indirect object pronouns are used before the verb to indicate who is doing the liking. "Gustar" can also be used with an infinitive verb to express liking an action. To express dislike, "no" is placed before "gustar". When something is loved, "encantar" is used instead, following the same rules.

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Verbo GUSTAR

To express likes and dislikes, you use the verb GUSTAR.

1. Gustar literally means to please and the thing that is liked is the subject of the verb. So if
that thing is singular, you use gusta; if it is plural, you use gustan. The pronoun before the
verb indicates the person who does the liking:
Me gusta el gazpacho. I like gazpacho.
Nos gusta el vino tinto. We like red wine.
Me gustan las naranjas. I like oranges.
Les gustan las cerezas. The like cherries.

2. Gustar can also be followed by a verb, in which case you use gusta + infinitive:
Me gusta comer marisco. I like to eat seafood.
Le gusta beber sangría. He likes drinking sangria.

3. To express dislikes, just put no in front:


No me gusta el café. I don’t like coffee.
No te gustan las galletas. You don’t like biscuits.

4. Gustar works like to please, so the subject of the sentence is what you like, while “the
person” is the indirect object (Chocolate is pleasing to me. - Me gusta el chocolate.), notice
that in Spanish the sentence is written backwards. So in these sentences we have to use
obligatory an indirect object pronoun.
(a mí) Me gusta / Me gustan I like
(a ti) Te gusta / Te gustan You like (informal singular)
(a él, ella, usted) Le gusta / Le gustan He / She likes / You like (formal and
singular)
(a nostros/as) Nos gusta / Nos gustan We like
(a vostros/as) Os gusta / Os gustan You like (informal and plural)
(a ellos, ellas, ustedes) Les gusta / Les They like / You like (formal plural)
gustan

5. When you love doing something, you say Me encanta… or Me encantan… Encantar follows
the same rules as gustar, so the verbs agrees with the thing you love:
Me encanta la comida española. I love Spanish food.
Me encantan los vinos de Rioja. I love Rioja wines.

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