Use of verb form

Question

why is third person singular form used after me in a sentence? like me gusta bailar.

Please help me by answering my question. I am new.. i have just started learning spanish! - harshdubey20, Aug 21, 2012

Have vote for a good question. :) - ian-hill, Aug 21, 2012

Thank you but i don't know if my question was good! :) - harshdubey20, Aug 21, 2012

Answer 1

Using pronominal verbs like "gustarse" is always a little confusing, because the subject of the phrase isn't what it normally would be in English. If you say "I like to dance", the subject is "I", and "to dance" a direct object.

In Spanish, think of "gustar" as meaning "to be pleasing to". The translation then is "dancing is pleasing to me". Now the subject is "dancing", and requires the use of the third person. "Me gusta bailar". "Me" is now a direct object pronoun "to me".

Nice - ian-hill, Aug 21, 2012

Thanks man! - harshdubey20, Aug 21, 2012

¡De nada! :)) - Noetol, Aug 21, 2012