Further questions about Mar1's gustar question

Question

5 . Yo/ gustar / mucho los poemas de Pablo Neruda

Me gusta mucho los poemas de Pablo Neruda

I think gusta is used instead of gustan because of mucho right?

I know that I always need the indirect pronoun before a conjugated form of gustar, but would I need the indirect pronoun when gustar is an infinitive? Example:

To translate "He will like the gift", would it be: 1) Va a gustar el regalo OR 2) Le va a gustar el regalo/ Va a gustarle el regalo

Answer 1

(A mí) -optional- Me gustan mucho los poemas de Pablo Neruda.

Son los poemas que me gustan. Mucho es un adverbio.

Second question:

A él (optional) le va a gustar el regalo. Also "Va a gustarle el regalo." This last one is grammatically correct but not used very much. The "le" is necessary. Remember we are saying, "The present will be /is going to be pleasing to him.

Muchas gracias Daniela! :) - Ramonaspiker, Jun 13, 2016