the verb Gustar?
Hola,
I am a little bit confused about the verb Gustar. When I want to say he likes milk then it is le gusta leche and which mean milk pleases him,and if so then him should be a direct objective pronoun, and this lead me to lo gusta leche and which is not correct.
For sure I miss something about the verb Gustar.
I would be grateful if anyone could explain to me why it is le and not lo or la. for more clarification could anyone translate to me senteces such as
he likes her
she likes him...
Muchos gracias y adiós
5 Answers
Look, you are confused because of the way it's been explained. Gustar does not mean "to like". It means, "to appeal".
Me gusta la leche. Milk appeals to me. (You must use the la)
If you prefer, you can say La leche me gusta. It works the same that way.
Me gustan las flores. Flowers appeal to me.
The "me" is an indirect object pronoun. There is no direct object. The verb conjugates to the subject, as usual with any and every Spanish verb.
Te gusto. I appeal to you.
HI, please have a look at our compilation on gustar, you will see you will get the hang of it
Please make a search on the forum for previous threads, thanks
Me gusta leche = literally means ... Milk likes me .. jajaja ..
Gustar is funny.
It is a sort of backward verb.
Me gusta, I like it Te gusta, you like it le gusta, he she likes it nos gusta, we like it... etc..
In english when you say "it repulses me" it is the same format. Hope this helps a bit...
I think that it just needs a little familiarity.
listen to this song
gustar = to be pleasing
an indirect object pronoun always comes before it: me, te, le or les
Me gusta queso = cheese is pleasing to me: I like cheese
Les gustan animales =The animals are pleasing to them but we say: They like animals
http://www.spanishdict.com/learn/show/7/1
