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Me gusta, me gusto

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Is there any difference between me gusta, or me gusto e.g. me gusta bailar , me gusto bailar

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updated Nov 1, 2011
posted by mmsimeg10
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Some verbs in Spanish use an indirect object pronoun instead of the subject that would appear in an English translation. The subject in an English sentence becomes the indirect object in Spanish. "Gustar," which many native English-speakers translate as "to like" really means "to be pleasing" making the object that is pleasing the subject and the person to whom it is pleasing, the indirect object.

You can't say Me gusto bailar because that wouldn't make sense, but me gusta bailar because it means Dancing is pleasing to me wink

This works just like Arabic, l'm sure you know that some verbs work the same way.

Here's a thread that includes all about gustar flashcards, lessons, articles ..etc.

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updated Nov 1, 2011
edited by 00b6f46c
posted by 00b6f46c
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¡Me gusta bailar! = I like to dance! ----- ¡Me gustó bailar! = I liked dancing!

updated Nov 3, 2011
posted by farallon7
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Me gusto = I like myself

this is perfectly correctwink

updated Nov 3, 2011
posted by 00494d19
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Gracias smile

updated Nov 1, 2011
posted by mmsimeg10