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The verb “gustar”

The verb “gustar”. Spanish I. “Gustar”  To like (sort of). I like pizza You like pizza He/She likes pizza We like pizza You guys like pizza You all/They like pizza. How to conjugate. Gustar is a WEIRD verb. It does not work like other verbs in Spanish

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The verb “gustar”

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  1. Theverb “gustar” Spanish I

  2. “Gustar”  To like (sort of) • I like pizza • You like pizza • He/She likes pizza • We like pizza • You guys like pizza • You all/They like pizza

  3. How to conjugate • Gustar is a WEIRD verb. It does not work like other verbs in Spanish • Itismade of twoparts and you MUST havebothparts. • You can NOT separatetheparts, theymustalwaysstaytogether • Part 1 = indirectobjectpronoun (IOP) • Part 2 = verb (gustar)

  4. I like… • Me gustala clase. • Me gustaleer. the verb gustar Indirect object pronoun noun verb the verb gustar Indirect object pronoun

  5. How to conjugate Part 2= gustar • Gustar meanspleasing to – NOT like (weird I know) • So gusta means IT is pleasing • Thatmeans gustar willchange to gusta forallverbs and singular nouns. • If more thanonethingispleasingyoucan’t use gusta (wewilllearnwhat to do laterthissemester)

  6. Let’s practice • I like to play football. • Playing football is pleasing to me. • She likes watching tv. • Watching tv is pleasing to her. • We like listening to music. • Listening to music is pleasing to us.

  7. What does this have to do with conjugating? • To conjugate a verb you match it to the SUBJECT so this poses a problem…… • Find the subject: • I like to playfootball. • I • She likes to watch tv. • She • Welike to listen to music. • We

  8. Now the Spanish way… • Look at the SPANISH subject… • Playingfootballispleasing to me. • Playingfootball • Watching tv is pleasing to her. • Watching tv • Listening to musicispleasing to us. • Listening to music

  9. What about me? That means the person that is pleased (likes something) becomes an indirect object NOT the subject! • Playing football is pleasing to me. • Playingfootball (subject)/ me (IndirectObjectPronoun) • Watching tv is pleasing to her. • Watching tv (subject) / her (Indirect Object Pronoun) • Listening to musicispleasing to us. • Listening to music (subject)/ us (IndirectObjectPronoun)

  10. How it is… • THEREFORE …. • Thatmeanswith “gustar” wemust use IndirectObjectPronouns

  11. What is an Indirect Object Pronoun? • A pronoun takes the place of a noun • IOPs  Answer the question “To Whom?” • Footballispleasingto me. • me • Movies are pleasing to Sara. • Sara = her • Music is pleasing to my friends and I. • My friends and I = us

  12. IOPs in Spanish

  13. IOPs go before gusta(n) • Me gusta la pizza. • Pizza ispleasingto me. • Te gusta la pizza. • Pizza ispleasingtoyou(informal). • Le gusta la pizza. • Pizza is pleasing to you(formal)/him (he)/her (she) • Nos gusta la pizza. • Pizza ispleasing to us. • Os gusta la pizza. • Pizza ispleasing to youguys. • Les gusta la pizza. • Pizza ispleasing to youall/ they

  14. (I) _____ gusta patinar. nos me A. D. (os) B. te les C. le E.

  15. (we) ____ gusta aprender español. me nos A. D. B. te (os) C. le E. les

  16. (you (familiar)) ____ gusta esquiar. nos me A. D. (os) B. te le les C. E.

  17. Who? (you all) ___ gusta dibujar. me nos A. D. B. te (os) C. le E. les

  18. (she) ____ gusta jugar videojuegos. me nos A. D. B. te (os) C. le E. les

  19. (they) ___ gusta patinar. nos me D. A. (os) te B. les E. le C.

  20. (you (formal)) ___ gusta escribir. nos me A. D. B. te (os) C. le E. les

  21. Rules … • PuttheIndirectObjectPronoun (Me, Te, Le, Nos, Os, Les) FIRST • ThistellsyouWHOlikesordoesn´tlikesomething • Thenputtheverb gusta • Thispart of theverbisdeterminedbyWHATtheylike. • Rememberyou can NOT separatethesetwothings! • Put NO beforethe IOP ifyoudon´tlikesomething

  22. To emphasize/clarify use “A - WHO” • (A mí) = I • (A ti) = you • (A usted) = you formal • (A él) = he • (A ella) = she • (A nosotros) (A nosotras) = we • (A vosotros) (a vosotras) = youguys • (A ustedes) = youall • (A ellos) = they • (A ellas) they

  23. To emphasize/clarify use “A - WHO”

  24. Stating WHO likes something • Here is what it looks like • A mí me gusta mucho bailar. • A tí te gusta mucho bailar. • A él/ella/ud. le gusta mucho bailar. • A nosotros nos gusta mucho bailar. • A vosotros os gusta mucho bailar. • A ellos/ellas/uds. les gusta mucho bailar.

  25. To emphasize/clarify use “A - WHO” • (A mí) = I • (A ti) = you • (A usted) = you formal • (A él) = Paco, el perro, Sr. Rodriguez, mi amigo • (A ella) = Sra. Bauman, mi amiga, mi mamá • (A nosotros) (A nosotras) = mis amigos y yo, la clase y yo • (A vosotros) (a vosotras) = María y a tí • (A ustedes) = youall • (A ellos) = los chicos, los estudiantes, los profesores • (A ellas) = las chicas, las profesoras, las alumnas

  26. Stating WHO likes something with a name • Here is what it looks like • A mí me gusta mucho bailar. • A tí te gusta mucho bailar. • A Paco/el perro/mi amigo le gusta mucho bailar. • A mis amigos y yo/la clase y yo nos gusta mucho bailar. • A María y a tí os gusta mucho bailar. • A los estudiantes/las profesoras/los chicos les gusta mucho bailar.

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