En la mañana, me gusta correr rápido.

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Breakdown of En la mañana, me gusta correr rápido.

• gustar: to like
• en: in
• la mañana: the morning

Questions & Answers about En la mañana, me gusta correr rápido.

Why do we say en la mañana here instead of por la mañana?

In Spain, por la mañana is more common to mean “in the morning.” However, some speakers might say en la mañana in more casual settings or in certain areas. Both forms convey the idea of “in the morning,” but por la mañana is often preferred in standard peninsular Spanish.

Why is it me gusta instead of gusto?

In Spanish, me gusta literally translates to “it pleases me.” The construction uses the reflexive pronoun me (meaning “to me”) with gusta, which is from gustar (to please). So we say me gusta because the subject is actually the activity (running fast), and that activity is pleasing to the speaker.

Could we say correr rápidamente instead of correr rápido?

Yes, you can use correr rápidamente, and it sounds a bit more formal or explicit. However, rápido is commonly used as an adverb in everyday language, so correr rápido is perfectly natural in Spanish. Both mean “to run quickly.”

Is it okay to switch the order to me gusta correr rápido en la mañana?

Yes, Spanish word order is quite flexible, so me gusta correr rápido en la mañana is also correct. You can place the time expression (en la mañana) at either the start or the end of the sentence without changing the meaning.