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    Gustar, ser, and estar and

    ·5 · expressing opinions

    Gustar and verbs like gustar


    The Spanish verb gustar is used to express likes and dislikes.
    Me gusta la música mexicana. I like Mexican music.
    No me gustan los platos picantes. I do not like spicy dishes.
    Gustar, and verbs like it, are used in the third person singular and plural
    only, and are preceded by an indirect object pronoun. That is, the subject is a person,
    an animal, or an item that is pleasing to the indirect object.
    SPANISH ENGLISH
    indirect object + gustar + subject subject + to like + direct object
    Me gusta el programa. I like the program.

    The translation of gustar is to like, to please. In Spanish the word order is not
    rigid—the preceding example could be changed to El programa me gusta (The
    program is pleasing to me). Placing the subject first in a sentence with gustar
    stresses what it is that is pleasing to the indirect object me (me)—el programa.
    Note that any negative words precede the indirect pronoun. See Chapter 12 for
    more about indirect object pronouns.

    No me gustan los colores claros. I do not like light colors.


    No les gusta una paella con alcachofas. They do not like a paella
    with artichokes.
    No nos gustan las novelas largas. We do not like long novels.

    Use the singular form if one or more infinitives follow gustar.


    ¿Te gusta ir al museo y comprar Do you like to go to the museum
    regalos allí? and buy gifts there?
    No nos gusta lavar y planchar. We do not like to wash and iron.

    The preposition a, followed by a pronoun or noun, is commonly used with


    gustar to clarify who is, or is not, pleased. The indirect noun or pronoun usually
    precedes the object pronoun.

    A Juanita le gusta la pintura barroca. Juanita likes Baroque paintings.


    A él le gustan los cuadros de Dalí. He likes Dalí’s paintings.
    Le gusta al guardia ese cuadro. The custodian likes this painting.

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    Verbs like gustar
    Many verbs follow the same pattern as gustar—that is, they are used with an indirect object
    pronoun.

    VOCABULARIO

    aburrir to bore fascinar to fascinate, to love


    agradar to please hacer falta to miss, to need
    angustiar to worry importar to matter, to care about
    apasionar to excite, to thrill interesar to be interesting, appealing
    bastar to be enough molestar to annoy, to bother
    disgustar to upset preocupar to worry
    doler to hurt, to ache quedar to fit, to remain
    encantar to like thoroughly, to love sobrar to be left over
    faltar to lack, to be missing tocar to be one’s turn

    Me aburre esta sinfonía. This symphony bores me.


    A Uds. les faltan diez euros. You are missing ten euros.
    Nos basta este dinero. This money is enough for us.
    ¿Cómo le queda a Ud. la chaqueta? How does the jacket fit you?

    EJERCICIO

    5·1
    ¡Practica! Complete each sentence with the appropriate form of the pronoun and the
    present tense of the verb in parentheses.

    modelo No coser y bordar (to embroider) todos los días.


    (yo, gustar)
    No me gusta coser y bordar todos los días.

    1. A Mariana mis palos de golf que son excelentes. (gustar)


    2. las Olimpiadas. (fascinar, él)
    3. Este programa de yoga mucho. (interesar, nosotras)
    4. A vosotras la conga y la salsa, bailes típicos del Caribe. (encantar)
    5. caminar por el parque todas las mañanas. (agradar, Uds.)
    6. ¿ la actitud de Ada? Es muy competitiva. (disgustar, tú)
    7. No los mosquitos. Usamos el repelente para insectos. (molestar,
    nosotros)
    8. Yo sé que a Uds. las carreras de autos. (apasionar)

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    EJERCICIO

    5·2
    ¡Practica! Complete each sentence with the appropriate present tense form of the verb in
    parentheses.

    1. Me los pies. Voy a comprar esos zapatos para caminar. (doler)


    2. ¿Te el precio de estas camisas? Yo tengo doscientos dólares en
    mi bolsillo. (preocupar)
    3. A nosotros nos solamente dos horas para elegir (to choose) los
    trajes. (quedar)
    4. A Mara le el dinero para comprar los esquís y los guantes.
    (sobrar)
    5. Ahora les a Uds. el turno y pueden pagar la tabla hawaiana.
    (tocar)
    6. Sí, pero nos también los bañadores, la sombrilla y el bronceador.
    (hacer falta)
    7. ¿Les a Uds. la opinión de la dependiente de la tienda? (importar)
    8. A ellos les cincuenta dólares para comprar los patines de ruedas
    (roller skates). (bastar)

    EJERCICIO

    5·3
    Verbos como gustar. Read the paragraph below, then underline the verb and the
    indirect object preceding it.

    Modelo A ellos les cae mal el entrenador del gimnasio.


    A ellos les cae mal el entrenador del gimnasio.

    A toda la familia Sedano le encantan los deportes y las actividades al aire libre. Pedro Sedano
    tiene dos hijos. A Pablo, el mayor, le fascina esquiar y patinar sobre hielo. El más joven es
    Miguel y no le importa si hace frío o calor para jugar fuera de la casa. A Julia, la esposa de
    Sedano, le aburre quedarse en casa y le molestan los días cuando no hace ejercicio. A ella le
    bastan cien dólares al año para la suscripción del gimnasio. Ahora le quedan diez días para
    pagar la suscripción. Hoy le duele la cabeza. A esta familia no le hace falta una excusa para
    acampar o jugar fútbol en el parque. Se quedan en un hotel cerca de un lago.

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