A mi madre _____ _____ leer y escribir. (gustar)

Question

direct object and conjugate

Answer 1

A mi madre te gusta leer y escribir.

Unless "te" is a typo for "le", this won't work. - samdie, FEB 14, 2010

Answer 2

Answer: le gusta

gusta is used before infinitives and when the thing that is liked is singular

example:

1. Me gusta el pollo. (I like chicken)
2. Me gusta bailar. (I like dancing)

gustan is used when the thing being liked is plural

example:

1. Me gustan bolígrafos morados. (I like purple pens)

Direct objects-- me (yo), te (tú), le (él, ella, usted), os (vosotros), nos (nosotros), les (ustedes, ellos)

the personal a- use be fore some ones name or before a pronoun to specify who

example:

1. A mi hermana le gusta cantar. (My sister likes to sing)
2. A él le gusta pescar. (he likes to fish)
3. A mí me gusta leer. (I like to read... only use "A mí" for emphasis because by saying "me" it implies "i"

Indirect objects, not direct. - Luciente, FEB 14, 2010

Answer 3

A mi madre le gusta leer y escribir.

Answer 4

A mi madre le gusta leer y escribir.

In present tense. No matter how many verbs there are after it, the gustar will always be singular. Only if there is a plural noun after it, it will be in the "ellos" plural form.

Answer 5

Your writing direct object is misleading. It is not a direct object in Spanish.

My mother likes reading and writing. (direct object [transitive] in English)

Reading and writing are pleasing to my mother. (intranstive [no direct object] in Spanish).

I believe that we've provided you with two other examples of this use in other threads so you should at least be able to provide your best attempt so that we can verify whether you understand the principles involved or not.