Você gosta de natureza?

you

Breakdown of Você gosta de natureza?

• gostar de: to like
• a natureza: nature

Questions & Answers about Você gosta de natureza?

Is você formal or informal in Brazilian Portuguese?

In most of Brazil, você is the normal everyday way to say you. It is usually neutral, not especially formal.

For more formal situations, people often use o senhor or a senhora. In some regions of Brazil, tu is also common.

Why is it você gosta and not você gostas?

Because você uses the third-person singular verb form in Brazilian Portuguese.

So:

• eu gosto = I like
• você gosta = you like
• ele/ela gosta = he/she likes

This is one of the first things that feels strange to English speakers: você means you, but the verb behaves like he/she.

Why is there a de after gosta?

Because the full verb pattern is gostar de.

Portuguese says:

• gostar de café = to like coffee
• gostar de música = to like music
• gostar de natureza = to like nature

So unlike English, where you just say like something, Portuguese normally requires de after gostar.

Why is there no article before natureza?