Me gusta recordar el día del cumpleaños de mi amiga.

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Breakdown of Me gusta recordar el día del cumpleaños de mi amiga.

• el día: the day
• gustar: to like
• mi: my
• la amiga: the friend
• de: of
• el cumpleaños: the birthday
• recordar: to remember

Questions & Answers about Me gusta recordar el día del cumpleaños de mi amiga.

Why do we say Me gusta recordar instead of something like Yo gusto recordar?

In Spanish, gustar literally means "to be pleasing." It's commonly used in a structure where the person who likes something is expressed as the indirect object. So, "Me gusta" translates more directly to "It pleases me." Saying "Yo gusto recordar" would sound unnatural, because "gusto" is not used in that way to express liking.

Why is it el día del cumpleaños and not el día de el cumpleaños?

When de is followed by el, they combine into the contraction del. So, "de el" becomes "del" by standard Spanish grammar rules. Thus, we say "del cumpleaños" instead of "de el cumpleaños."

Why is it de mi amiga and not a mi amiga?

"De mi amiga" indicates possession or belonging (it’s my friend's birthday), while "a mi amiga" indicates a direction or an action toward someone. Since we're talking about the birthday of my friend, we need "de" instead of "a."

Is recordar used the same way as "to remember" in English?

Yes, recordar generally aligns with the meaning of "to remember." It can also mean "to remind," but in most contexts, it corresponds well to "to remember" when talking about recalling events, dates, or memories.