Questions & Answers about Me gusta sentir el clima cálido en la mañana.
Why does the sentence use Me gusta instead of something like Yo gusto?
In Spanish, gustar literally means to be pleasing to. So when you say Me gusta, you’re really saying that something (in this case, sentir el clima cálido) is pleasing to you. Grammatically, the structure is different from English, where we’d say I like. In Spanish, you instead say (A mí) me gusta to mean It pleases me.
Why do we say sentir instead of sentirse here?
Sentir (non-reflexive) generally means to feel something (direct object), whereas sentirse (reflexive) means to feel oneself in a certain state or condition. Here, you’re feeling the warmth of the climate (an external thing), so sentir is appropriate. You’re not describing how you personally feel (like sentirse cansado, meaning to feel tired), but rather perceiving the external warmth.
Is clima the same as tiempo in Spanish when talking about weather?
Clima usually refers to the general or typical weather conditions of a place over time. Tiempo usually refers to the weather conditions at a specific moment. In everyday speech, you might hear ¿Qué tiempo hace? to say What’s the weather like?, but if you refer to the clima cálido, you’re talking about the generally warm climate.
Why use en la mañana instead of por la mañana?