indirect object pronouns & the verb “gustar” spanish i
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INDIRECT OBJECT PRONOUNS
&THE VERB “GUSTAR”
Spanish I
“Gustar” To like
I like pizza
You like pizza
He/She likes pizza
We like pizza
You all/They like pizza
How to conjugate
Gustar only has 1 conjugated form for all of the subjects.
Gusta (singular object) apple
Gustan (plural object) apples
Why don’t we conjugate?
Gustar doesnt really mean “to like” It means “to be pleasing to”
I like the book The book is pleasing to me
Let’s practice
I like football. Football is pleasing to me.
Sarah like movies. Movies are pleasing to Sarah.
We like music. Music is pleasing to us.
What does this have to do with conjugating? Find the subject & thing being liked:
I like football I / football
Sarah likes movies. Sarah / movies
We like music We / music
Now the Spanish way…
Find the subject …
Football is pleasing to me. Football
Movies are pleasing to Sarah. Movies
Music is pleasing to us. Music
What is the object then?
Football is pleasing to me. Football / me (Indirect Object Pronoun)
Movies are pleasing to her. Movies / her (Indirect Object Pronoun)
Music is pleasing to us. Music / us (Indirect Object Pronoun)
How it is…
THEREFORE ….
With “gustar” we cannot use Subject Pronouns
Instead, we use Indirect Object Pronouns
What is an Indirect Object Pronoun? IOPs Answer the question “To Whom?”
Football is pleasing to me. me
Movies are pleasing to her. her
Music is pleasing to us. us
IOPs in Spanish
Me (Yo)
Te (Tú)
Le (Ud./Él/Ella)
Nos (Nosotros)
Les (Uds./Ellos/Ellas)
IOPs go before gusta(n) Me gusta la pizza. Pizza is pleasing to me.
Te gusta la pizza. Pizza is pleasing to you (informal).
Le gusta la pizza. Pizza is pleasing to you(formal)/he/she(her)
Nos gusta la pizza. Pizza is pleasing to us.
Les gusta la pizza. Pizza is pleasing to you all/ they (mix)/ they (all female)
You try
I like books. (los libros)
She likes ice-cream. (el helado)
They like chess. (el ajedrez)
We like hamburgers. (las hamburguesas)
Do you (informal) like fruit? (las frutas)
Respuestas …
Me gustan los libros. Le gusta el helado. Les gusta el ajedrez. Nos gustan las hamburguesas. ?Te gusta la fruta?
Rules …
Don’t ever use subject pronouns (Yo, Tú, Ud., El, etc.)
Use Indirect Object Pronouns (Me, Te, Le, Nos, Les)
Put the IOP first, and then gusta(n)
Use gusta if the thing being liked is singular
Use gustan if the thing being likes is plural
(NO) + IOP + GUSTA(N) + NOUN
FORMULA
I don’t like the pizza
If you want to say that you or someone doesn’t like the noun, put the word “No” before the IOP.
No me gusta la pizza. No te gusta la pizza. No le gusta la pizza. No nos gusta la pizza. No les gusta la pizza.
If you like to do something .. If you like to do something, instead of a
noun, use the infinitive.
Me gusta bailar. Te gusta nadar. Le gusta trabajar. Nos gusta estudiar. Les gusta organizar.
To emphasize/clarify use “A WHO” (A mí)
(A ti)
(A usted) (A él) (A ella)
(A nosotros) (A nosotras)
(A ustedes) (A ellos) (A ellas)
A WHO + (NO) + IOP + GUSTA(N) + NOUN/INFINITVE
FORMULA
In-class assignment
A who + (no) + IOP + gusta(n) + noun
1. A mi no las verduras 2. A ti la música de Jay-
Z 3. A usted los libros 4. A él no la comida china 5. A ella las frutas 6. A nosotros no estudiar 7. A ustedes las fiestas 8. A ellos no los animales 9. A ellas los carros