SP101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 20: Infinitive, Personal Pronoun
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There is no verb for "to like" in spanish. Instead, you use gusta (meaning "it pleases") and a personal pronoun; you say that "it pleases me" or "i am pleased by it". The personal pronouns are shown below: porque ("because") and por que ("why") are similar and easy to mix up; make sure you don"t! Me me you te him/her/it le us nos all of you os them les. If the thing that you like is plural (the women for example), you add "n" (me gustan las mujeres - "i like the women"). swimming" (me gusta nadar). Just saying you like or dislike something is a bit dull. Instead of gusta, use encanta (me encanta leer means "i love reading"). To say you hate something, use the regular verb odiar (odio, odias, odia, odiamos, odia is, odian). You can also use nada or mucho to add emphasis to gusta.
