Me gusta oler la flor azul en el jardín.

I like to smell the blue flower in the garden.

Breakdown of Me gusta oler la flor azul en el jardín.

• yo: I
• gustar: to like
• la: the
• en: in
• el: the
• azul: blue
• oler: to smell
• la flor: the flower
• el jardín: the garden

Questions & Answers about Me gusta oler la flor azul en el jardín.

Why do we say Me gusta instead of Yo gusto?

In Spanish, gustar literally means to be pleasing, so the literal structure is it pleases me. That is why we say Me gusta (it pleases me) rather than Yo gusto (I please). This construction uses me, an indirect object pronoun, to show who is being pleased.

Why do we use oler in the infinitive form?

After Me gusta, Spanish typically uses an infinitive verb (like oler = to smell) to specify what you enjoy doing. Verbs following Me gusta do not get conjugated, because gustar is the main verb carrying the tense and person.

Is flor always feminine?

Yes, flor is a feminine noun, so we use the article la. This remains true even when describing different types of flowers. Hence, la flor is the correct form.

Why is azul used instead of azules?

In this sentence, flor is singular, so the adjective should also be singular. Since azul is an adjective that does not change depending on the gender of the noun, it only changes for number. So for one blue flower, it remains azul; for multiple blue flowers, it would be azules.

Why do we use en el jardín?

In Spanish, en commonly means in or on. Here, en el jardín translates to in the garden, indicating the location where you smell the flower. The article el matches the masculine singular noun jardín.

Why does jardín have an accent?

Jardín has an accent on the last syllable because words ending in -n, -s, or a vowel are normally stressed on the second-to-last syllable. When the stress naturally falls on the last syllable instead, a written accent (´) is required to show that shift, resulting in jardín.