Me gusta nadar en el mar cuando hace buen tiempo.

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Breakdown of Me gusta nadar en el mar cuando hace buen tiempo.

• en: in
• gustar: to like
• cuando: when
• nadar: to swim
• el mar: the sea
• hacer: to do
• buen: good
• el tiempo: the weather

Questions & Answers about Me gusta nadar en el mar cuando hace buen tiempo.

Why is Me gusta used instead of a form like Yo gusto?

In Spanish, Me gusta literally means it is pleasing to me, making me the indirect object (to me) and not the subject. The verb gustar (to please) works differently than to like in English, so you use me instead of yo and the verb remains in the third person (gusta).

Why do we say en el mar instead of just en mar?

Spanish requires the definite article (el in this case) before many nouns, even when English often omits it. For bodies of water, it’s typical to say en el mar (in the sea).

Why is the verb hace used in cuando hace buen tiempo?

When talking about weather in Spanish, you often use the construction hacer (to do / to make) to describe conditions like sun, wind, or good/bad weather. So hace buen tiempo translates to it’s making good weather, which is the natural way to say it’s nice out in Spanish.

Could I say cuando el tiempo es bueno instead of cuando hace buen tiempo?

Although cuando el tiempo es bueno would be understood, it doesn’t sound as natural in everyday speech. Cuando hace buen tiempo is the standard, idiomatic way to talk about pleasant weather in Spanish.

Why does Me gusta nadar use the singular form gusta?

Gusta stays singular because the focus is on the activity (nadar) as one concept you enjoy. In Spanish, you use gusta + singular noun or infinitive to generalize liking something singular, like one activity of nadar. If you liked multiple things (e.g., nadar and correr), you would use gustan.