Word
Me gusta ver las noticias después de la cena.
Meaning
I like to watch the news after dinner.
Part of speech
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Breakdown of Me gusta ver las noticias después de la cena.
yo
I
gustar
to like
la
the
después de
after
la cena
the dinner
las
the
ver
to watch
las noticias
the news
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Questions & Answers about Me gusta ver las noticias después de la cena.
Why do we say Me gusta ver instead of Yo gusto ver?
In Spanish, gustar is used in an indirect way, which literally means “to be pleasing to someone.” The pronoun me indicates “to me,” so Me gusta ver las noticias translates roughly to “Watching the news is pleasing to me.” This is why we don’t say Yo gusto ver.
Why is the definite article las used before noticias?
Spanish generally requires a definite article when speaking about general concepts, things, or topics, especially when they are plural. In English, we often say “the news” or just “news,” but in Spanish, las noticias is the standard way to refer to “the news” as a concept.
Why do we say después de la cena and not después la cena?
When indicating “after something” in Spanish, you need the preposition de before the article. So it becomes después de la cena, literally “after of the dinner.” Omitting de would be incorrect, so always use después de plus a noun to express “after [something].”
Does después de always require a definite article after it?
Not always. You need to decide if you are talking about a specific noun or a general concept. If you want to say “after dinner,” which is specific here, you use después de la cena. However, if you use another construction, such as después de comer (“after eating”), there is no article because there’s no noun phrase that requires it.
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