Impersonal Verb Gustar in English and Spanish
Structure and usage of the impersonal verb "gustar" in English and Spanish, focusing on the concept of being pleasing and its application in sentences. Learn about the subject-verb-object structure, conjugations, and how to express likes and preferences using this verb. Dive into examples and visual aids to enhance your understanding of this important aspect of language learning.
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Like vs To be pleasing The impersonal verb gustar
English Sentence Structure: Subject Verb Object S-V-O: The person is the agent of the action: I am a student at the university. (Yo) Soy un estudiante en la universidad. I We You Y all He She You She studies Spanish. They Y all (Ella) Estudia espa ol. They do their homework in the Language Lab. (Ellos) Hacen su tarea en el labo de lenguas.
English like (SVO Structure) The person is the agent of the action: S-V-O: I like strawberries! I like eating strawberries! I like a good strawberry muffin in the afternoon!
Impersonal verb: the subject (strawberries) pleases the object (me) Spanish: to be pleasing
Impersonal verb structure: to be pleasing I like strawberries! To me are pleasing the strawberries! I like eating strawberries! To me is pleasing to eat strawberries. I like a strawberry muffin in the afternoon! To me is pleasing a muffin of strawberry in the afternoon! How would this look with Spanish structure? CI + V1 + subject CI Me Nos Te Os Le Les
Impersonal gustar conjugations: CI + gusta : Subject: singular noun Subject: verb Le + gusta + la m sica. Le + gusta + escuchar m sica. CI + gustan Subject: plural, countable noun Le + gustan + los discos de Shakira.
CI cheatsheet: A m A nosotros me te le nos os les -- -- A ti A vosotros A l A ella A usted A mi amiga A ellos A ellas A ustedes A mis amigos -- -- gusta gustan A la Profesora Minnitt + le + gustan + las fresas!
