Verbs like Gustar: Further Usage

Question

I know that when using verbs like gustar, you must use indirect subject pronouns. But I found out that many Spanish learning sites said that verbs like gustar are normally conjugated in third person singular and third person plural. However, my question is, how to construct a sentence when you want to conjugate those verbs in other than third person? For example, the verb agrada ( to be pleased) , if I want to say "You please me", then it will be "me agradas", but how about "I please you"? Is it "te agrado"? Other example like "dolor" (to feel pain), is it correct if I want to say "I make you pain" as "te duelo"?

Gracias muchas por todas las respuestas.

Answer 1

no it would be te agrado

You like me - te gusto He likes us - le gustamos ... hope it helps

Answer 2

Verbs like gustar use indirect object pronouns (me, te, le, nos, os, les).

Answer 3

Dumbbell, your translations are right, but with Doler even though it can be conjugated, it´s usually "Me/Te/Nos duele" and "Te causo/Me causas dolor," etc.

lastimar is also an option. - Deanski, Mar 20, 2011

That´s right, and "Lastimar" is used both ways, "Me das/causas lástima" and "Me lastimas" - 005faa61, Mar 20, 2011

Answer 4

Our reference section covers this well. Click on the more tab at the top, choose reference, click on "Spanish Grammar" and you'll find it under the first heading.