I like December, Monday, summer
I was doing Duolingo this morning, and got the sentence: I like December.
Following my general rule that generic subjects require articles when used with gustar, I put:
Me gusta el Diciembre. Which was called wrong, and the correct was Me gusta Diciembre.
Which got me wondering with days, months and seasons, what is acceptable and not:
Me gusta el diciembre.
Me gusta diciembre.
Me gustan los diciembres.
Me gustan diciembres.
Me gusta el lunes.
Me gusta lunes.
Me gustan los lunes.
Me gustan lunes.
Me gusta el invierno.
Me gusta invierno.
Me gustan los inviernos.
Me gustan inviernos.
In English, with my opinions:
I like the December- never without a qualifier
I like December- sounds okay, I think more common than Decembers
I like the Decembers- never without a qualifier
I like Decembers- sounds okay, probably not the most natural for me
I like the Monday- never without a qualifier
I like Monday- so-so I think, maybe only if referring to a specific one?
I like the Mondays- never without a qualifier
I like Mondays- the most normal for the generic day to me
I like the summer- sounds okay, very natural
I like summer- also sounds fine, very natural
I like the summers- sounds okay I think
I like summers- sounds okay
I am wondering if someone could do for me with the Spanish what I just did with the English, so I can get a sense of what works. Cutting and pasting the sentences into your answer and putting an x or an ok is all I am asking for.
If any English speakers differ in my opinions on the English, I welcome that as well.
Thanks in advance.
2 Answers
Me gusta el diciembre. X
Me gusta diciembre. Ok
Me gustan los diciembres. Ok but not used
Me gustan diciembres. X
Me gusta el lunes. Ok
Me gusta lunes. X
Me gustan los lunes. Ok
Me gustan lunes. X
Me gusta el invierno. Ok
Me gusta invierno. X
Me gustan los inviernos. Ok
Me gustan inviernos. X
Espero que sea ésto lo que buscabas.
This is far too important to let it disappear into the void of ignominy.