Is this correct? Me gusta cuando me compres flores

Question

also...

me gusta que la hayas comprado esa muñeca

I like that you have bought her that doll

Can this also translate as

I like that you bought her that doll...

If not, How do I say the second one?

Answer 1

I can´t give you a long explanation but it´s better if you say: Me gusta que me compres flores or Me gusta cuando me compras flores. also... Me gusta que le hayas comprado esa muñeca or Me agrada que le hayas comprado esa muñeca

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Answer 2

Me gusta cuando me compres flores = I like it when you buy me flowers

Me gusta que la has comprado esta muñeca = I am pleased that you have bought her that doll or you could say I like the fact that you bought her that doll

I do not think that you need the subjunctive mood for the second sentence although I could be wrong and am willing to be corrected

In Spanish the subject is not the person but the thing that is pleasing; the person is the indirect object so that is why an indirect object pronoun is used in this case 'me'

If the thing that is pleasing is in the plural (flowers and chocolates) gusta becomes plural... gustan

eg: les gustan las flores y los chocolates = They like flowers and chocolates,

(Lit flowers and chocolates are pleasing to them)

I hope this helps

Corregid mi español, por favor

It was actually the subjunctive I needed help with, but thank you so much - dewclaw, Oct 2, 2010