Transcript Verbos como gustar

Verbos como gustar
Gramática
Inglés vs Español
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In English, it is correct to construct a
sentence that has the subject “liking” the
direct object.
 I like pizza.
 We like the books.
 In Spanish, a different construction is used.
 Me gusta la pizza.
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The pizza is pleasing to me.
Nos gustan los libros.
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The books are pleasing to us.
Español
Notice that in English, the subject of the
sentence is the person (I, we), but in
Spanish the subject of the sentence is
the object (pizza, books).
 Also, while the English construction has
a direct object (pizza, books), the
Spanish construction has an indirect
object (me, us).
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Repaso
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Direct Objects
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Receive the action of the verb
Answer the question what or who after the action of
the verb
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Ejemplo: I like pizza.
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What do I like? Pizza
Indirect Objects
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To whom or for whom the action of the verb is done
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Ejemplo: The pizza is pleasing to me.
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To whom is the pizza pleasing? Me
Formula for verbs like gustar
Otros verbos como gustar
Chocar
Disgustar
Encantar
Fascinar
Enojar
Importar
Interesar
Molestar
Preocupar
Aburrir
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to hate
 to dislike
 to love
 to fascinate
 to anger
 to value/be important
 to interest
 to bother/annoy
 to worry
 to bore
Translate the following examples.
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A mí me gusta hablar y participar en los
debates.
A Tito le interesa sacar buenas notas.
A Eva y a Miguel les disgusta la clase de
geometría.
I like to swim.
Sara and I dislike math class.
James does not like to run.