How would you say he likes me

Question

I know gustar is to please but how about He likes me

Answer 1

(Yo) le gusto (a él).

It means "He likes me.", "I please him.", or "I am pleasing to him."

Addition:

We can also say...

(a él) le gusto (yo).

...which means the same thing, or...

"le gusto" , when it is understood whom you are pleasing.

"gustar" means "to please/ to be pleasing (to)", not exactly "to like", and it has to match the subject, "yo", not the object, "él" so it should be "gusto (yo form)", not "gusta (él, ella, usted form)".

If we use "gusta"...

(él) me gusta (a mí). (a mí) me gusta (él).

They both mean "He pleases me/ is pleasing to me." or "I like him".

In this case, it might not be clear who pleases you, so you might need "él" to clarify that. The "a mí" is not needed because you already have "me" in "me gusta". You can put "a mí" there for emphasis.

You might want to see this link about "gustar". A lot of people answered that thread.

(A él) le gusta yo? No? - mistermouse, Aug 10, 2011

Answer 2

I thought it was

(A él) le gusta yo.

But GuitarWarrior is better at Spanish than me so now I´m not sure. I was preetty sure it should be gusta and not gusto though.

Yes, we can say it that way too. - GuitarWarrior, Aug 10, 2011

But "gustar has to match the subject, "yo". - GuitarWarrior, Aug 10, 2011

Oh I get it, mine is like saying "I am pleasing to him" and yours is like saying "I please him", that´s why it´s "gusto" and not "gusta" - is that right? - mistermouse, Aug 10, 2011

I've added to my answer below. Thanks for noticing, I should have included that. :) - GuitarWarrior, Aug 10, 2011

Great addition! Thanks for explaining it so well - mistermouse, Aug 10, 2011

Glad to help, mistermouse. :) - GuitarWarrior, Aug 10, 2011