Me gusta disfrutar del mar tanto como del parque.

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Breakdown of Me gusta disfrutar del mar tanto como del parque.

• gustar: to like
• el parque: the park
• disfrutar: to enjoy
• el mar: the sea
• tanto como: as much as
• del: of the

Questions & Answers about Me gusta disfrutar del mar tanto como del parque.

Why do we say Me gusta instead of something like Yo gusto when we mean "I like it"?

In Spanish, gustar behaves differently than "to like" in English. It literally means "to be pleasing," so the sentence structure is reversed: Me gusta means "It is pleasing to me." That’s why it’s not Yo gusto, which would read more like "I please," and changes the meaning entirely.

What does del stand for, and why do we use del mar instead of de el mar?

Del is a contraction of de + el. Spanish contracts de and el into del whenever they appear together. So de el mar naturally becomes del mar, which means "of the sea" or "from the sea."

What’s the role of tanto como in this sentence?

Tanto como expresses equality or similarity, much like saying "as much as" in English. Here, it shows that the speaker enjoys the sea and the park to the same degree.

Why does the sentence use disfrutar del mar instead of just disfrutar el mar?

In Spanish, it’s common to say disfrutar de when expressing enjoying something fully. By saying disfrutar del mar, you’re literally saying "to enjoy oneself of/from the sea." However, in casual speech, some Spanish speakers might omit de, so you might see disfrutar el mar, but disfrutar de is often taught as the more standard form.

Can I put the verb disfrutar before me gusta, like Disfrutar del mar me gusta?

Yes, Spanish word order can be flexible, and Disfrutar del mar me gusta is grammatically acceptable. However, Me gusta disfrutar del mar sounds more natural in most everyday contexts. The original order keeps the typical structure for expressing personal preferences (Me gusta + infinitive).