Objetivo: ¿Por qué decimos me gusta y no decimos yo gusto? Hagan Ahora: Un repaso del verbo gustar. Hoy es viernes, el 5 de abril.

So, can gustar even be conjugated? The simple answer is YES. The simple answer is YES. But it doesn’t match the subject (the person who is doing the liking). It matches what it is the subject likes. But it doesn’t match the subject (the person who is doing the liking). It matches what it is the subject likes. That’s why we have used verbs and things (singular & plural) thus far. That’s why we have used verbs and things (singular & plural) thus far. But to say, I like you. We start by asking who is doing the liking? But to say, I like you. We start by asking who is doing the liking? I am. I am. So, (A mí) me gusta. So, (A mí) me gusta. Now, what do I like? Now, what do I like? You. So, change gusta to the tú form. You. So, change gusta to the tú form. I like you. = Me gustas. I like you. = Me gustas.

Indirect Object Pronouns Indirect Objects are nouns that tell to whom/what or for whom/what Indirect Objects are nouns that tell to whom/what or for whom/what They replace (or accompany) indirect objects. (In Spanish, there must be an indirect object pronoun in a sentence with an indirect object.) They replace (or accompany) indirect objects. (In Spanish, there must be an indirect object pronoun in a sentence with an indirect object.) They are the same as Direct Object Pronouns (DOPs) except the singular and plural forms. They are the same as Direct Object Pronouns (DOPs) except the singular and plural forms.

Indirect Object Pronouns SingularmetelePluralnososles

le and les These pronouns can refer to different indirect objects/people. These pronouns can refer to different indirect objects/people. Example: Susana, my dad, him, dog, house, shirtExample: Susana, my dad, him, dog, house, shirt To help clarify what they mean or who they refer to, sometimes they are used with a clarification phrase: To help clarify what they mean or who they refer to, sometimes they are used with a clarification phrase: a + name, noun, or pronoun. a + name, noun, or pronoun. examples: a Susana or a mi padre or a él

ejemplos 1. Yo les di a Uds. un paquete la semana pasada. 2. Mi madre me regaló un reloj. 3. ¿Quién te dijo lo que pasó? 4. La hermana de Carlos me lo dijo. 5. ¿Te fascina la gente famosa? 6. No, no me fascina.

Hay otros verbos que funcionan como gustar encantar : to delight (love) encantar : to delight (love) fascinar : to fascinate fascinar : to fascinate parecer : to seem (to me, you, him) parecer : to seem (to me, you, him) doler (duele) : to be painful, cause sorrow doler (duele) : to be painful, cause sorrow interesar : to be interesting to interesar : to be interesting to faltar : to be lacking, need faltar : to be lacking, need quedar (a uno): to remain, to have left quedar (a uno): to remain, to have left tocar (a uno): to be one’s turn tocar (a uno): to be one’s turn molestar: to bother molestar: to bother aburrir: to bore aburrir: to bore importar: to matter importar: to matter

Practicamos. 1. I’m interested in art. 2. It seems (sounds) good to us. 3. We are missing 2 pages of the packet. 4. It doesn’t matter to me. 5. Does it bother you? 6. Museums bore him. 7. The only have $1 left. 1. Me interesa el arte. 2. Nos parece bien. 3. Nos faltan dos páginas del paquete. 4. No me importa. 5. ¿Te molesta? 6. Le aburren los museos. 7. Les queda sólo un dólar.

¿Por qué decimos me interesa y no decimos yo intereso? Because we are saying it is interesting to me. Not, I interest.