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The document discusses the use of the verb "gustar" in Spanish. It explains that "gustar" means "to be pleasing" or "to like" in English. The word order for sentences using "gustar" is different in Spanish - the indirect object pronoun comes first, followed by the verb "gustar", and then the subject. Some example sentences are provided to demonstrate how to express what someone likes in Spanish using "gustar" and indirect object pronouns.

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The document discusses the use of the verb "gustar" in Spanish. It explains that "gustar" means "to be pleasing" or "to like" in English. The word order for sentences using "gustar" is different in Spanish - the indirect object pronoun comes first, followed by the verb "gustar", and then the subject. Some example sentences are provided to demonstrate how to express what someone likes in Spanish using "gustar" and indirect object pronouns.

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El verbo GUSTAR

En espaol gustar significa to be pleasing


In English, the equivalent is to like

Por ejemplo:
In English we say:

I like Spanish.

En espaol decimos:

To me, Spanish
is pleasing.
OR Spanish is pleasing
to me.

I like the beach.


beach
In English:

En espaol:

I is the subject

the beach is the


subject

like is the verb


the beach is the
direct object

to please is the
verb
me is the indirect
object

En espaol:
The word order is actually backwards:
The indirect object pronoun comes first:Me
Then the verb:

gusta

Finally the subject of the verb:

la playa.

Make it negative by adding no at the beginning.

Who is doing the liking?


Indirect Object Pronouns (I.O.P.s):

me

nos

te

os

le

les

Gusta

=
=

Gustan =

singular nouns
infinitives
plural nouns

Frases de clarificacin:
He likes to swim.

Le gusta nadar.

She likes to swim.


You like to swim.

Les gusta la playa.

They like the beach.


You like the beach.

Frases de clarificacin:
Me

a m

Nos

a nosotros

Te

a ti

Os

a vosotros

Le

a l
a ella
a Ud.
(a Roberto)
(a Lola)
(a tu hermano)

Les

a ellos
a ellas
a Uds.
(a Roberto y
a Luis)
(a Lola y a
Carmen)
(a mis amigos)

Me gusta / Me gustan

I like

Te gusta / Te gustan

You like

Le gusta / Le gustan

He / she / You like(s)

Nos gusta / Nos gustan

We like

Os gusta / Os gustan

You guys like

Les gusta / Les gustan

They / you like

Cmo se
dice?

I like coffee.

Me

gusta

el caf.

Coffee is pleasing to me.

Cmo se
dice?

You like cars.

Te gustan

los coches.

Cars are pleasing to you.

Cmo se
dice?

He doesnt like to dance.

No le

gusta

bailar.

To dance is not pleasing to him.

Cmo se
dice?

We like our teachers.

Nos

nuestros
gustan
profesores.

Our teachers please us.

Cmo se
dice?

You (guys) dont like to go to the movies.

No os

gusta

ir al cine.

To go to the movies is not pleasing to you (guys).

Cmo se
dice?

They like history and spanish.

Les

la
historia
y
gustan
el espaol.

History and Spanish are pleasing to them.

Cmo se dice en espaol?


I like to study.
Me gusta estudiar.

Elena likes to watch television.


(A Elena) le gusta ver la televisin.

We dont like to do homework.


No nos gusta hacer la tarea.

Carlos and Miguel like cars.


(A Carlos y a Miguel) les gustan los coches.

Do you guys like to look at photos?


Os gusta mirar fotos?

You like to go shopping, right?


Te gusta ir de compras, verdad?

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