'Al pulpo le gusta...' o 'A pulpo le gusta...' ?

Question

Hola! Probably this is very easy question to answer, but I'm not sure so I would like to ask you about it. I know how does 'gustar' work, with all: A mí me gusta, a ti te gusta, a él le gusta, a mi madre le gusta etc. Should it be "AL pulpo le gusta comer por la noche" (because 'a'+'el'='al') or "A pulpo le gusta comer por la noche..." Thank you for the answer in advance!!

Answer 1

"A pulpo le gusta" this is for a name. It sounds like pulpo is the name of somebody. E.g. Mi perro se llama Pepe, a Pepe le gusta caminar.

:) gracias! :) - esteban87, Oct 8, 2011

De nada :D - ale_rd, Oct 8, 2011

Answer 2

If you say (emphatically) that "the children" like something, it would be:

A los niños les gusta/gustan...

So, if you want to say that "the octopus" likes something, it would be:

Al pulpo le gusta/gustan...

Answer 3

Ale is correct. If you're referring to someone (or some creature) whose name is "pulpo", then you use "A". It you're referring to the house's pet octopus, whose name is in fact Paul, you'd user "Al". Al pulpo le gusta comer de noche. A Paul le gusta comer pescado.