Breakdown of Eu não gosto de pimenta.
Questions & Answers about Eu não gosto de pimenta.
Why is there a de after gosto?
In Portuguese, the verb gostar (to like) is always followed by the preposition de. You can think of it as saying you are fond of something rather than liking it directly. Why is it just de pimenta and not da pimenta?
We use just de (without merging it with the feminine article a to make da) because we are talking about pepper in general, not a specific pepper. If you were complaining about the specific pepper in a dish you just tasted, you would use da pimenta. How would I say 'I do not like a lot of pepper' using the words from this lesson?
You would say Eu não gosto de muita pimenta. Because pimenta is a feminine singular word, the word for 'a lot' must also change to match its gender and number, becoming the feminine singular form muita. How would I say 'I like a little pepper'?
You would say Eu gosto de pouca pimenta. Just like with muita, the word for 'a little' (pouco) must change to match the feminine noun pimenta, becoming pouca. Can I drop the Eu and just say Não gosto de pimenta?
Yes! In Portuguese, the ending of the verb (gosto) already tells us who is doing the action (I). It is extremely common to drop pronouns like Eu in everyday conversation. Learn Eu não gosto de pimenta and more in Portuguese
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