El verbo "gustar"
Spanish 2
What is an INFINITIVE? An infinitive is the most basic form of the verb. In English, infinitives include the word "TO"
Ex: Spanish escuchar
Describing likes/dislikes
gustar = to like
Me gusta = I like Te gusta = You like Le gusta
English to listen
Nos gusta = We like
Les gusta
= he likes / she likes / = they like / y'all like you (for.) like
encantar = to love
Me encanta
Nos encanta
ex: Me gusta escuchar música. I like to listen to music.
Te encanta Le encanta
Using infinitives with "GUSTAR" Infinitives have many uses, but we will focus on using them to say what we like TO do.
Les encanta
Nos encanta jugar al baloncesto. We love to play basketball. Les gusta mandar los mensajes de texto. They like to text.
El verbo "gustar"
Spanish 2
Clarification To emphasize or identify the person who is being pleased, add the corresponding pronoun preceded by the word "A". These are not translated, but offer clarification as to who the subject is.
¡CUIDADO! Be careful when translating! You do not have to translate EVERY word.
ex: A mí me gusta comer la pizza. I like to eat pizza.
A mí = (me) A ti = (you) A él = (he) A ella = (she) A usted = (you)
A nosotros = (we) A nosotras = (we) A ellos = (they) A ellas = (they) A ustedes = (y'all)
Gustar literal meaning Gustar literally means to be pleasing. Therefore...
Me gusta leer really means "To me it is pleasing to read."
A ella le gusta escribir poemas. She likes to write poems.