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Is it "Me gustan jugar los deportes." or "Me gusta jugar los deportes." Basically, all I need to know is if you are supposed to say gusta or gustan. See, you are talking about the sports (los deportes) which is plural. However, since you are saying jugar, does that change it to gusta? I know "I like the sports." is "Me gustan los deportes." but when you add jugar, do you keep gustan or change it to gusta?

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updated Feb 15, 2012
edited by pieman34
posted by pieman34

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Me gusta jugar los deportes is right because of the infinitive, jugar.

updated Dec 15, 2010
posted by Gocika
So, whenever you are using an infinitive, and saying something you like to do, you use gusta? - pieman34, Dec 14, 2010
Thank you for the confirmation! :) - pieman34, Dec 14, 2010
De nada :) - Gocika, Dec 15, 2010
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updated Feb 15, 2012
edited by cordanth
posted by cordanth
No, that's incorrect. - malcriada, Dec 14, 2010
not correct - Gocika, Dec 15, 2010
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You would use "gustan" if you were to leave out the infinitive. Me gustan los deportes = I like sports. Using gusta or gustan does not have to do with Me/Te/Le/Nos, etc., it has to do with the objects that you like. So, if you like hamburgers, because hamburgers is plural you would say "Me gustan las hamburguesas", literally translated to "The hamburgers please me". If 'we' like the car, you would say "Nos gusta el coche", because it is only one object of which you are speaking that 'we' like.

Me gusta = it pleases me.

Me gustan = they please me.

Just wanted to clear that up...

updated Dec 14, 2010
edited by malcriada
posted by malcriada
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Good Job!! but you chould always use gusta my friend whwen u are talking aboiut ur self but plural = gustan... and by the way I was taught to say..."me gusta practicar deportes" grin grin grin

updated Dec 14, 2010
edited by Abhinair66
posted by Abhinair66
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Yes. Always use gusta (not gustan) with infinitives.

updated Dec 14, 2010
edited by Gocika
posted by Gocika
Thank you for the confirmation! :) - pieman34, Dec 14, 2010
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So, whenever you are using an infinitive, and saying something you like to do, you use gusta?

updated Dec 14, 2010
posted by pieman34