SPA 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: El Perro, Pronoun
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Gustar is a verb that confuses many english speakers at the beginning. Gustar is used to say like in spanish. But unfortunately the conjugation rules (the way you change the verb) are a little different from normal verbs. In english you would say i like but in spanish you would not say yo gusto (incorrect). In spanish you would say me gusta or me gustan. Me gusta la playa (i like the beach) Me gusta el perro (i like the dog) Because instead of directly meaning like, it actually means that something is pleasing for you. Knowing whether to use gusta or gustan depends on the words that come after it (the things that you like). If you want to say that you like doing something, then you use gusta + infinitive (verb) A m me gusta bailar (= i like to dance) A nosotros nos gusta cocinar (= we like to cook)
