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GUSTAR - to like

GUSTAR means to be pleasing to and is used to express the idea of liking in Spanish. 

This verb is conjugated to agree with the subject of the sentence. 
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​The subject of the sentence is going to be singular (el inglés) or plural (los idiomas). That is why the only forms or endings of GUSTAR you will use are 'gusta' or 'gustan'. 


I like English. I like to speak English.
Me gusta el inglés. Me gusta hablar inglés.
To me English is pleasing. To me speaking English is pleasing.  (literal translation)


I like languages. 
Me gustan los idiomas.
To me languages are pleasing. (literal translation)


When you are referring to something singular you must use "gusta".
I like nature. 
Me gusta la naturaleza. 
To me nature is pleasing. (literal translation)


When you are referring to something singular you must use "gustan".
I like flowers.
Me gustan las flores.
To me flowers are pleasing. (literal translation)


CONJUGATION OF GUSTAR
Me gusta or Me gustan - I like
Te gusta or Te gustan - You like
Le gusta or Le gustan - He/She/ You like(s)
Nos gusta or Nos gustan - We like
Os gusta or Os gustan - You all like informal
Les gusta or Les gustan - They like/You all like formal

Sometimes you will need to specify the subject of the sentence, depending on the context:

A mí me gusta or me gustan
A ti te gusta or te gustan
A él/ella le gusta or le gustan
A nosotros nos gusta or nos gustan
A vosotros os gusta or os gustan
A ellos/ellas les gusta or gustan

Let's imagine that another person and myself are talking about my sister Neli. We won't need to specify her name because both interlocutors know about whom they talking about. If a third person join the conversation but doesn't know that we have been talking about my sister, we will need to mention her name and the preposition a in front of the name is mandatory:


A Neli le gusta ir de compras. A ella le gusta ir de compras.
Neli likes shopping. She likes shopping.

A Neli le gustan los vestidos de colores. A ella le gustan los vestidos de colores. 
​Neli likes colorful dresses. She likes colorful dresses. 


Verbs like GUSTAR

gustar - to like, to please
aburrir - to bore
agradar - to be pleasing to
alegrar - to gladden
apasionar - to love
apetecer - to feel like
asustar - get scared
atraer - to attract
​bastar - to be enough 
caber - to fit, to fill 
caer bien / caer mal - to give a good/bad impression to someone
convenir - to be convenient for, to suit someone
costar - to be difficult to do something
dar miedo - to scare
divertir - to have fun
doler - to hurt, to be painful
encantar - to love something, to like very much
extrañar - to be surprised
faltar - to be lacking
fascinar - to fascinate, to be fascinating to
favorecer - to favor
hacer falta - to need something
importar - to matter, to be important to 
interesar - to be interesting to
impresionar - to impress
molestar - to bother, to annoy
parecer - to appear to be, to seem
picar - to itch
​preocupar - to worry
quedar - to be left over, to remain
quedar bien / quedar mal​​ - to suit/not to suit

repugnar - to disgust 
sobrar - to have more than enough of something
tocar - to be responsible for, to be someone's turn

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