7.4: Verbs like gustar Flashcards
Translate:
Me gusta ese champú.
English equivalent:
I like that shampoo.
Literal meaning:
To me, it is pleasing to me, that shampoo.
That shampoo is pleasing to me.
Translate:
¿Te gustaron las clases?
English equivalent:
Did you like the classes?
Literal meaning:
To you, they were pleasing, the classes?
Were the classes pleasing to you?
Constructions with gustar do not have a direct equivalent in English. The literal meaning of this construction is __________, and it requires the use of an __________.
to be pleasing to (someone); indirect object pronoun
Me gusta ese champú.
The object being liked (__________) is really the subject of the sentence. The person who likes the object, in turn, is __________ because it answers the question: To whom is the shampoo pleasing?
ese champú; an indirect object
¿Te gusta Juan Carlos?
What is the subject of this sentence? The indirect object?
Juan Carlos; you
¿Me gustan los cafés que tienen música en vivo?
What is the subject of this sentence? The indirect object?
Los cafés que tienen música en vivo; me
In Spanish, the following English verbs are used in the same way as gustar: to bore, to like very much, to love (inanimate objects), to lack, to need, to fascinate, to be important to, to matter, to be interesting to, to interest, to bother, to annoy, to be left over, to fit (clothing).
What are these verbs in Spanish?
to bore: aburrir to like very much: encantar, fascinar to love (inanimate objects): encantar to lack: faltar to need: faltar to fascinate: fascinar to be important to: importar to matter: importar to be interesting to: interesar to interest: interesar to bother: molestar to annoy: molestar to be left over: quedar to fit (clothing): quedar
Verbs like gustar:
aburrir
to bore
Verbs like gustar:
encantar
to like very much; to love (inanimate objects)
Verbs like gustar:
faltar
to lack; to need
Verbs like gustar:
fascinar
to fascinate; to like very much
Verbs like gustar:
importar
to be important to; to matter
Verbs like gustar:
interesar
to be interesting to; to interest
Verbs like gustar:
molestar
to bother; to annoy
Verbs like gustar:
quedar
to be left over; to fit (clothing)
_______ expresses what is lacking or missing.
Faltar
Translate:
Me falta una página.
What is the subject? The object?
I’m missing one page. :: To me, it is missing, one page.
One page; me
_______ expresses how much of something is left.
Quedar
Translate:
Nos quedan tres pesos.
What is the subject? The object?
We have three pesos left. :: To us, they are left, three pesos.
Three pesos; us
_______ also means to fit. It can be used to tell how something looks (on someone).
Quedar
Translate:
Estos zapatos me quedan bien.
What is the subject? The object?
These shoes fit me well. :: These shoes, to me, they fit well.
These shoes; me
Translate:
Esa camisa te queda muy bien.
The subject? Object?
This shirt looks good on you. :: This shirt, to you, it looks well.
This shirt; you
The most commonly used verb forms of gustar and similar verbs are the _______ person (singular and plural). When the object or person being liked is singular, the singular form (present: _______; preterite: _______) is used. When two or more objects or persons are being liked, the plural form (present: _______; preterite: _______) is used.
third; gusta; gustó; gustan; gustaron
To express what someone likes or does not like to do, use an appropriate verb followed by __________. The singular form is used even if there is more than one __________.
an infinitive; infinitive
Translate:
Nos molesta comer a las nueve.
The subject? Object?
To us, it is annoying, to eat at nine. :: It bothers us to eat at a nine o’clock.
To eat at nine; us
Translate:
Les encanta bailar y cantar en las fiestas.
The subject? Object?
To them, it is liked very much, to dance and to sing in the festivals. :: They love to dance and sing at parties.
To dance and to sing at parties; them
The construction a + [pronoun] (a mí, a ti, a usted, a él, etc.) is used to clarify or to emphasize who is pleased, bored, etc. The construction a + [noun] can also be used before the indirect object pronoun to clarify or to emphasize who is pleased, bored, etc.
Note that a must be repeated if there is more than one person.
Example: A Armando y a Carmen les molesta levantarse temprano.
Translate:
A Armando y a Carmen les molesta levantarse temprano.
The subject? Object?
To Armando and to Carmen, to them, it is annoying, to get (themselves) up early. :: It bothers Armando and Carmen to get up early.
To get up early; to them (Armando and Carmen)
Translate:
A los turistas les gustó mucho Machu Picchu.
The subject? Object?
To the tourists, to them, it was very pleasing, Machu Picchu. :: The tourists liked Machu Picchu a lot. :: Machu Picchu was very pleasing to the tourists.
Machu Picchu; to them (the tourists)
Translate:
A ti te gusta cenar en casa, pero a mí me aburre.
The subject? Object?
To you, to you, it is pleasing, to eat in home, but to me, to me, it is boring. :: To eat at home is pleasing, but it is boring to me. :: You like eating dinner at home, but I get bored.
To eat at home; you
It’s boring; me
(English: me) has an accent mark to distinguish it from the possessive adjective (English: my).
Mí; my
