How to use "caber" as a verb like "gustar"?

Question

Caber was a "word of the day" and there were two games to use this verb in sentences. I have looked at the sentences but did not find any that I would consider as being used as "gustar". Since "gustar" is a verb that is hard to understand the usage of, I thought it would be very helpful to see some examples of some of the other verbs as listed in the reference article below:

verbs like gustar

There are some examples of some of these verbs but caber seems a little harder to get my hands around. Any help would be appreciated.

Answer 1

"Caber" is not exactly like gustar. Used on its own, it is like "to fit (in)", "to be enough room":

¿Cabe esta caja en la habitación? = Does this box fit into the room?

¿Cabe uno más aquí? = Is there enough room for another one here? (Does another one fit in here?)

However, like most intransitive verbs, it can be used with indirect objects to include people or things directly involved or affected by it:

Esto no cabe = This does not fit

Esto no me cabe = This does does not fit me.

Verbs like "gustar" are "to hurt", "to disgust", "to appeal",...

And the conjugations in the preterite and past subjunctive are crazy! - vivalafuriaroja, Jun 23, 2011

So...a sentence like "These shoes fit him perfectly." would be a case to use like gustar? - foxluv, Jun 23, 2011

But you wouldn't say, this doesn't fit me "esto no me cabe" you would say "esto no me queda" - eltennis97, Jun 24, 2011

Answer 2

And the conjugations in the preterite and past subjunctive are crazy! - vivalafuriar 34 mins ago

Most verbs tend to become more regular in time at some point in the development of a language; however, the most common verbs tend to resist these process of regularization, and "caber" is such a verb. The infinitive of this verb in Latin was "capere"; in present "capis" (=cabes); in perfect "cepi" (pronounced as "kepi", in modern Spanish "quepo"); the past participle, "captus" (confer English "captive"); the future participle, "capturus" (confer English "capture").

Answer 3

As Lazarus pointed out "caber" isn't exactly like "gustar", but there are some instances.

Just to see what I would come up with, I did a google.com.mx search by typing in "no me cabe,,," and got numerous hits. Rather than trying to transfer some of them to this post, I decided to give you the search words and, if you are so inclined, you can type them in and read the entries.

Answer 4

Caber is most often use in situations where a measure of space, area or even an idea would fit into a local or place.

• No se si quepo en el carro.

• I do not know if I would fit in the car.

• Estaba tan lleno que no cabia nadie mas.

• It was so full that I don't think anyone else would fit.

I hope this helps

Answer 5

Dicen : No cabe duda.