Me gusta hacer postres deliciosos para la fiesta.

I like to make delicious desserts for the party.

Breakdown of Me gusta hacer postres deliciosos para la fiesta.

• yo: I
• gustar: to like
• la fiesta: the party
• para: for
• el postre: the dessert
• delicioso: delicious
• hacer: to make

Questions & Answers about Me gusta hacer postres deliciosos para la fiesta.

Why do we say Me gusta instead of Yo gusto?

In Spanish, gustar literally means "to be pleasing." When we say Me gusta, we're using an indirect object pronoun (me) to show that desserts (or the action of making desserts) are pleasing to me. If we tried to say Yo gusto ("I please"), it would suggest I am the one doing the pleasing, which sounds unnatural in this context.

Why is me needed in Me gusta?

The pronoun me indicates that I am the one receiving the pleasure. It specifies to whom something is pleasing. Without it, the sentence would be incomplete because we wouldn’t know who is pleased by making delicious desserts.

Why is the verb hacer in its infinitive form?

After verbs like gustar (and other "verbs of preference" such as encantar, interesar, etc.), you typically use the infinitive to talk about actions you like (or love, or find interesting). It’s similar to saying "I like to make desserts" rather than "I like making desserts" in English, although in English both are acceptable. In Spanish, the infinitive is the standard form after gustar.

Why does deliciosos come after postres?

In Spanish, adjectives generally come after the noun when describing its qualities or characteristics (e.g., postres deliciosos). Putting the adjective before the noun is possible, but it often changes the nuance or emphasizes the adjective in a more poetic or stylistic way. Most of the time, you’ll see postres deliciosos for “delicious desserts.”

Why is it para la fiesta and not por la fiesta?

Para often indicates a purpose or destination (in this case, the purpose is the party). It’s like saying "for the purpose of the party." Por is usually used to talk about reasons, causes, or means (like traveling por avión = "by airplane"). Since we’re specifying that the desserts are made for the event, para is the correct preposition here.

Can we say Me encanta hacer postres deliciosos para la fiesta instead?

Absolutely! Me encanta ("I love") is even stronger than Me gusta ("I like"). The structure remains the same, so you’d still use the infinitive hacer followed by postres deliciosos. It conveys that making desserts for the party is something you truly love doing.