Expressing Likes, Dislikes, And Opinions In Spanish

Front 1

Gustar

Back 1

to like, to enjoy

Front 2

Encantar

Back 2

to love

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Faltar

Back 3

to lack, to be missing

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Fascinar

Back 4

to like a lot, to find fascinating

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Molestar

Back 5

to be bothered by, to find annoying

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Parecer

Back 6

to seem

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Two main rules to follow when using words like these

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1) Need to be used with an indirect-object pronoun (I.O.P.)

2) Mainly used in
-->3rd person singular (when: subject is singular and the infinitive is an activity [regardless of how many]) and
-->3rd person plural (when: plural subject and there is a list of objects) forms
(i.e. gusta/gustan)

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What are the indirect-object pronouns

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me = me
te = you
le = you (formal), him, her
nos = us
les = them, all of you

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Clarification needed for le and les usage.

*Not necessary when using me, te, and nos.

Back 9

Since le and les can mean many different things, clarification needs to be made:
With le: A usted; A ella; A él
With les: A ustedes; A ellas; A ellos

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Examples:
1) I like the dog.

2) He likes the dog.

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1) Me gusta el perro.

2) A él le gusta el perro.

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1) She likes to run and dance

2) You love the cars.

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1) A ella, le gusta correr y bailar
--> use gusta because of infinitives

2) (A ti), te encantan los coches.
--> use encantan because of plural subject

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Los libros de Isabel Allende
_____ ______. (a ti/fascinar)

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Los libros de Isabel Allende te fascinan.
--> Isabel Allende's books fascinate you.