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The verb "Gustar" and saying "He likes you" in Spanish ¡Hola! I am trying to understand Gustar. I have been practicing the reflexive verb Gustar and I think I understand it quite well. I am trying to construct a sentence like "He will speak to you all night long because he likes you". Como se dice " ... he likes you." What is the correct way of saying it? Is it: "le gusta tú" or "le gustas" Thanks!
7 авг. 2016 г., 5:33
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"Gustar" is not reflexive. The problem for English speakers is that we do not have a modern equivalent to its true meaning which is "to please". If you approach using "gustar" in the awkward but accurate meaning of "to please", it works. Example: "I like her." (She pleases me = Me gusta). "He likes you."(You please him = Le gustas). "We like tacos." (Tacos please us.) You will use the indirect object at all times because it is the act of being pleasing "to" someone. That also explains why we don't use "yo" or "tú" as the subject (because they're actually the objects). "Yo me gusta" is incorrect. A mí me gusta (a ti te gusta) is correct because whatever it is, it is pleasing "to me" or "to you". It's backwards to English speakers; however, 300+ years ago, English did it the same way. The phrase: "He is my son and he liketh me." in old English is translated today as: "He is my son and he pleases me." Somehow "like" made the big switch to our modern usage and we diverged from the Latin use which Romance languages continue to use.
7 августа 2016 г.
"Le gustas" is the correct option
7 августа 2016 г.
Lo correcto es : "Le gustas" Sigue adelante y si necesitas ayuda con el español aquí estoy! I hope that answers your question. If you'd like to practice your Spanish, I'd be happy to help you. Feel free to look at my teaching profile and class offerings and send me a message if you want." https://www.italki.com/teacher/3403546?ref=3403546x Hasta pronto. Juan
7 августа 2016 г.
The standard phrase should be: "le gustas" Btw if you want to put emphasis on the person you can also say: "le gustas tú". It means he likes you (and not another girl)
7 августа 2016 г.
"Hablará contigo toda la noche porque le gustas." It would be like this.
7 августа 2016 г.
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