Conjugating Gustar

Question

Why is the following sentence correct? Me gusta correr al parque.

Shouldn't the form be gusto? Me gusto correr al parque or You gusto correr al parque.

Please help me understand the difference when conjugating words like gustar. Sincerely thanks - mucho gusto!

Answer 1

There is a great reference article which explains it much better than I could, in fact I must have another read of it myself. link text

Answer 2

Me gusto correr al parque means i liked running to the park

Without the accent on "gusto", it means "I like myself run in the park" or something like that

Answer 3

Gustar means to be pleasing, but it's roughly translated into English as to like.

So, what pleases you is the subject (the actor)

What is pleased is the object. (in this case me -English)

When you say "I like running in the park", using 'to please', we get....

Running in the park is pleasing to me.

Running in the park: subject

To me: indirect object. Me gusta correr en el parque

Correr: subject. (3rd person singular in the simple present of gustar = gusta)

Me: indirect object.

So you conjugate gustar according to who or what does/do the pleasing.

I like these girls = these girls are pleasing to me.

Me gustan estas chicas.

I like you = you are pleasing to me. 2nd person singular in the simple present of gustar is gustas.

Me gustas.

I hope that helps.

Answer 4

Me gusto correr al parque means i liked running to the park. Me gusta correr al parque is I like running to the park.

Actually, "me gustó"... - Tosh, Oct 13, 2011