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German often expresses “to like” with the verb gefallen, which literally means “to please”.
- Diese Mischung … gefällt mir.
Literally: “This mixture pleases me.”
Natural English: “I like this mixture.”
Key point:
- With gefallen, the thing that is liked is the subject, and the person who likes it is in the dative case (here: mir).
So instead of saying “I like this mixture” (Ich mag diese Mischung), German can say “This mixture pleases me” (Diese Mischung gefällt mir). Both are correct; gefallen is just a very common pattern when reacting positively to things.