Juan Pablo le gusta nadar

Question

what is the translation?

Answer 1

Because “Juan Pablo” is the indirect object of the verb gustar and not the subject, which is “nadar”, he needs a personal “a”: “A Juan Pablo le gusta nadar”.

In English “Juan Pablo likes to swim” or “Juan Pablo likes swimming” is the normal translation, but thinking also of “Swimming pleases Juan Pablo” or “Swimming is pleasing to Juan Pablo” can help you keep track of what is actually the subject and what the object.

A vote for civility. - 007c5fc1, Apr 8, 2014

Answer 2

welcome to the forum. Would you like to complete some or all of your profile. On the face of it, you are asking us to translate a very straightforward sentence - the use of gustar in the third person 'it is pleasing to' or as we do in English translating it as like. Above your post is a translation tool which is perfect for this type of sentence. Having used the translator, if you are unsure of something, do ask another question.

Answer 3

Juan Pablo likes to swim.

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