"Los niños les gusta..." o "A los niños les gusta..."?
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Los niños les gusta jugar con los coches teledirigidos.
Children like to play with remote controlled cars.
The suggestion is to use "A los niños les gusta...."
and I'm wondering if that is because the verb gustar is used?
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updated Apr 3, 2011
posted by bandit51jd
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That is correct, bandit, the chidren is not the subject here, but the object and takes a personal "a".
updated Apr 3, 2011
posted by 00494d19
Thanks Heidi :) - EL_MAG0, Apr 3, 2011
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Heidi, are you sure about "a" being personal?
A los niños les gusta jugar con los coches teledirigidos.
Los niños = indirect object
jugar... = subject
a = preposition (not personal "a")
updated Apr 3, 2011
posted by Deanski
The "a" introcudes the indirect object, and it is compulsory, even for objects. - lazarus1907, Apr 3, 2011
I know that, and I know for a fact that it is the right construction. My contention is that that a in the beginning is a preposition, not the personal "a" - Deanski, Apr 3, 2011
