Word
Me gusta estudiar sentado en la biblioteca.
Meaning
I like to study sitting in the library.
Part of speech
sentence
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Questions & Answers about Me gusta estudiar sentado en la biblioteca.
Why is it me gusta and not yo gusto?
In Spanish, gustar doesn’t work like English to like.
- Literal idea: gustar ≈ to be pleasing (to someone).
- So me gusta = it is pleasing to me → I like it.
Structure:
- me = to me (indirect object pronoun)
- gusta = is pleasing (3rd person singular of gustar)
Saying yo gusto estudiar… would mean something like I am pleasing to study…, which is wrong. You need me gusta to express I like….
What exactly does me do in me gusta? Is it a direct object?