piaccere Flashcards
Io piaccio alla tua amica.
Your friend likes me. (Lit.: I’m pleasing to your friend.
Tu gli piaci.
He likes you. (Lit.: You’re pleasing to him.)
Mi piace molto il caffè.
I like coffee a lot. (Lit.: Coffee is very pleasing to me.
The subject of the sentence is what or who is liked. As you can see below, the subject (“io”) is the person who is liked. So, the verb “piacere” needs to agree with “io” and not with “gli”.
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Io (subject) gli (indirect object pronoun) piaccio (verb). (Lit: I’m pleasing to him. = He likes me.)
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Vi piacciamo?
Do you like us? (Lit.: Are we pleasing to you?)
Voi piacete ai nostri amici.
Our friends like you. (Lit.: You’re pleasing to our friends.)
Mi piacciono i tuoi occhiali da sole.
I like your sunglasses. (Lit.: Your sunglasses are pleasing to me.)
Domani mattina non posso, mi dispiace.
(I can’t make it tomorrow morning, I’m sorry.)
Domani mattina non posso, mi dispiace.
I can’t make it tomorrow morning, I’m sorry.
ma purtroppo
but unfortunately
peccato
pity