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Gustar, ¿Por qué?, and Porque Capítulo 2

Gustar, ¿Por qué?, and Porque Capítulo 2. Use the definite articles when talking about nouns as a category or using gustar. Gustar means “to be pleasing

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Page 1: Gustar, ¿Por qué?, and Porque Capítulo 2. Use the definite articles when talking about nouns as a category or using gustar. Gustar means “to be pleasing

Gustar, ¿Por qué?, and Porque

Capítulo 2

Page 2: Gustar, ¿Por qué?, and Porque Capítulo 2. Use the definite articles when talking about nouns as a category or using gustar. Gustar means “to be pleasing

• Use the definite articles when talking about nouns as a category or using gustar.

• Gustar means “to be pleasing to,” but in English

we just say that it means “to like”. Me gusta la pizza. Pizza is pleasing to me. (I like pizza.)

Page 3: Gustar, ¿Por qué?, and Porque Capítulo 2. Use the definite articles when talking about nouns as a category or using gustar. Gustar means “to be pleasing

• If 1 item is liked, use the verb gusta. Me gusta la fruta.

• If more than 1 thing is liked, use gustan. Me gustan las frutas.

• If an action (a verb) is liked, used the singular form gusta. Me gusta comer la fruta.

Page 4: Gustar, ¿Por qué?, and Porque Capítulo 2. Use the definite articles when talking about nouns as a category or using gustar. Gustar means “to be pleasing

Use the following pronouns to say who likes something:

SINGULAR PLURAL(I) A mí me gusta(n) (we) A nosotros/-as nos gusta(n)

(you) A ti te gusta(n) (y’all) A vosotros/-as os gusta(n)

(you-form.) A Ud. le gusta(n)(he) A él le gusta(n)(she) A ella le gusta(n)

(you) A Uds. les gusta(n)(they) A ellos les gusta(n)(they) A ellas les gusta(n)

Page 5: Gustar, ¿Por qué?, and Porque Capítulo 2. Use the definite articles when talking about nouns as a category or using gustar. Gustar means “to be pleasing

Because le can stand for Ud., él, ella, it, les Uds., ellos, and ellas, use a + name(s) to clarify who is being talked about.

Le gustan los carros.- A Becky le gustan los carros.- A Pablo le gustan los carros.- A Ud. le gustan los carros.- A Uds. les gustan los carros.- A los muchachos les gustan los carros.- A Sara y Verónica les gustan los carros.

To ask who is being talked about ask “¿A quién?” or “¿A quiénes?”

Page 6: Gustar, ¿Por qué?, and Porque Capítulo 2. Use the definite articles when talking about nouns as a category or using gustar. Gustar means “to be pleasing

• Use ¿qué? to ask what someone likes: - ¿Qué te gusta?

- A mí me gustan los carros.

Page 7: Gustar, ¿Por qué?, and Porque Capítulo 2. Use the definite articles when talking about nouns as a category or using gustar. Gustar means “to be pleasing

• Put no before the pronoun to say don’t or doesn’t. - No me gustan los libros de amor para nada.

• To ask why say “¿Por qué? and answer with “porque” (because).

- ¿Por qué no te gustan los libros de amor?” - No me gustan porque son pésimos.