Me gusta ver una película interesante en el cine.

I like to watch an interesting movie at the cinema.

Breakdown of Me gusta ver una película interesante en el cine.

• yo: I
• una: a
• gustar: to like
• el: the
• interesante: interesting
• la película: the movie
• ver: to watch
• el cine: the cinema

Questions & Answers about Me gusta ver una película interesante en el cine.

Why do we use me gusta instead of yo gusto?

Gustar literally means "to be pleasing," so the sentence structure is different from English. The thing that pleases you is the subject, and me is an indirect object pronoun meaning "to me." Saying yo gusto would mean "I please," which doesn’t convey the same idea of liking something.

Why is the verb gusta in the singular form?

In Spanish, gusta must agree with the thing that is pleasing—in this case, ver una película interesante (to watch an interesting movie). Since the activity (or the movie) is considered singular, we use gusta rather than gustan.

Why do we say ver una película interesante with the adjective interesante after the noun?

In Spanish, most adjectives follow the noun they describe. While some adjectives can come before the noun, many, like interesante, typically appear after the noun, much like in French or Italian.

What is the role of una in this sentence?

Una is the feminine indefinite article meaning "a" or "an." It matches película, which is a feminine noun in Spanish. Therefore, we must use una (feminine) instead of un (masculine).

Why do we say en el cine instead of al cine or del cine?

En el cine literally translates to "in the cinema," emphasizing the location where you watch the movie. If you said al cine, it would mean "to the cinema," focusing on the movement or destination rather than the actual location of watching the movie. Del cine would mean "from the cinema," which changes the meaning entirely.