Word
A mi hermano no le gusta el cinturón; prefiere ponerse tirantes cuando lleva traje.
Meaning
My brother doesn’t like belts; he prefers to wear suspenders when he wears a suit.
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Breakdown of A mi hermano no le gusta el cinturón; prefiere ponerse tirantes cuando lleva traje.
gustar
to like
mi
my
cuando
when
a
to
Questions & Answers about A mi hermano no le gusta el cinturón; prefiere ponerse tirantes cuando lleva traje.
Why does the sentence say A mi hermano and also le? Aren’t they both referring to my brother?
Yes — they both refer to my brother, and that is normal in Spanish.
In A mi hermano no le gusta el cinturón:
- A mi hermano = to my brother
- le = to him
Spanish often uses an indirect object pronoun (le) even when the person is also named explicitly.
So the structure is basically:
- A mi hermano → names the person
- le gusta → includes the required pronoun
This can:
- clarify who we are talking about
- add emphasis or contrast
- sound natural and standard
So Spanish prefers:
- A mi hermano no le gusta...
rather than just:
- A mi hermano no gusta... ❌
Why is it gusta and not gustan?