Nos gusta discutir sobre nuestras ideas en la clase.

We like to discuss our ideas in class.

Breakdown of Nos gusta discutir sobre nuestras ideas en la clase.

• en: in
• nosotros: we
• gustar: to like
• sobre: about
• la clase: the class
• la idea: the idea
• discutir: to discuss
• nuestras: our

Questions & Answers about Nos gusta discutir sobre nuestras ideas en la clase.

Why is it nos gusta instead of nos gustamos?

In Spanish, gustar and similar verbs work differently than regular verbs because the subject is actually what is pleasing, and the person doing the liking is expressed as an indirect object. Thus, we say nos gusta (something pleases us). We don’t say nos gustamos when we mean we like something.

Why is gustar kept in the singular form gusta and not gustan?

Because the thing that is pleasing here—discutir (the act of discussing)—is a singular concept. If you were talking about multiple things that you like, for example nos gustan las clases, then you would use the plural form.

Why do we say discutir sobre with sobre instead of something like discutir de?

In Spanish, discutir sobre algo is a common way to say to discuss [some specific topic] or talk about [some specific topic]. While discutir de can occasionally be heard in colloquial speech, discutir sobre is more standard and clear to indicate the topic.

Why is nuestras used with ideas?

In Spanish, adjectives and possessive adjectives (like nuestras) must agree in gender and number with the noun they describe. Since ideas is feminine and plural (las ideas), we use nuestras (feminine, plural). If the noun were masculine plural, we would say nuestros.

Why do we use en la clase instead of en clase?

Using the article (la in this case) makes it clear that you are referring to a specific class or a setting in the class. In everyday Spanish, you might hear both forms (en clase or en la clase). En la clase sounds a bit more explicit, as if emphasizing the fact that it’s happening during a class session.