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### How Verbs Like "Gustar" Work

In Spanish, verbs that express likes, dislikes, and opinions work a bit differently. Instead of saying "I like it", the structure is closer to "It is pleasing to me."

The person experiencing the feeling is the **indirect object** (*me*, *te*, *le*, *nos*, *les*), and the thing causing the feeling is the **subject**.

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### Singular vs. Plural

Because the thing you are reacting to is the grammatical subject, the verb usually only has two forms. Use the singular form (like *gusta* or *interesa*) when talking about a singular noun or an action. Use the plural form (like *gustan* or *interesan*) when talking about plural nouns.

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### Other Verbs Like "Gustar"

Many useful verbs follow this exact same pattern. Some of the most common ones are:
- **encantar** (to love strongly / be enchanted by)
- **importar** (to care about / matter)
- **interesar** (to interest)
- **parecer** (to seem)
- **doler** (to hurt)

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Verbs like gustar (encantar, doler, importar)

adjective

adverb

auxiliary verb

conjunction

determiner

expression

interjection

noun

numeral

prep

preposition

pronoun

sentence

verb

Subject pronouns and the verb to be (yo soy)

Noun gender and definite articles (el, la)

Basic sentences and negation (no)

Indefinite articles (un, una)

Formal and informal you (tú vs. usted)

Plural pronouns and the verb to be (somos, son)

Making nouns plural (-s, -es)

Plural articles (los, las, unos, unas)

Noun gender exceptions

Adjective agreement

Invariable adjectives

State and location (estar)

Ser vs. estar

There is / there are (hay)

Hay vs. estar

To have (tener)

Possession (de)

Possessive adjectives (mi, tu, su)

Regular -ar verbs

Yes/No questions

What and who (qué, quién)

Regular -er verbs

Regular -ir verbs

Asking where (dónde, adónde)

How, when, and why (cómo, cuándo, por qué)

How much and how many (cuánto)

Days of the week

Going to a place (ir a)

Preposition contractions (al, del)

In and by (en)

With me and with you (conmigo, contigo)

Prepositional pronouns (mí, ti)

Conjunctions (y, o, pero)

Giving reasons (porque)

Stem-changing verbs (e to ie)

Stem-changing verbs (o to ue)

Stem-changing verbs (e to i)

Irregular yo forms (hago, salgo)

To know (saber vs. conocer)

Weather expressions (hace, está)

Desires and plans (querer)

Ability and requests (poder)

Obligations (tener que)

Expressing likes (me gusta)

Plural likes (me gustan)

Verbs like gustar (encantar, doler)

Very vs. a lot (muy, mucho)

Numbers 0 to 15 (cero, uno, dos…)

Numbers 16 to 31 (dieciséis, veinte…)

Numbers 30 to 1000 (treinta, cien, mil)

Months of the year (enero, febrero, marzo)

Seasons and dates (el dos de mayo)

Telling time (es la..., son las...)

Ordinal numbers 1st to 10th (primero, segundo, tercero)

Reflexive pronouns and verbs (me, te, se, nos)

Direct object pronouns (lo, la, los, las)

The near future (ir a)

The present continuous (estar + -ando, -iendo)

Near demonstrative adjectives (este, esta, estos, estas)

Medium demonstrative adjectives (ese, esa, esos, esas)

Comparatives of inequality (más / menos ... que)

Comparatives of equality (tan ... como)

Indefinite and negative pronouns (algo, nada, alguien, nadie)

Affirmative commands

Far demonstratives (aquel, aquella)

Possessive pronouns (el mío, el tuyo)

Shortened indefinite adjectives (algún, ningún)

Adverbs of quantity (demasiado, bastante)

Adverbs of frequency (a menudo, a veces)

Adverb formation (-mente)

Exclamations (¡Qué...!)

Irregular comparatives (mejor, peor, mayor, menor)

Relative superlatives (el más... de)

Adjective intensification (-ísimo)

Indirect object pronouns

Pronoun placement with infinitives

Double object pronouns (me lo, te la)

The 'se lo' rule (se lo, se la)

Impersonal statements (se)

Impersonal obligation (hay que)

Personal obligation (deber)

Starting actions (empezar a)

Finishing and quitting actions (terminar de, dejar de)

Repeating actions (volver a)

Continuing actions (seguir + gerundio)

Question	Answer
the series	la serie
I love this series.	Me encanta esta serie.
the subtitle	el subtítulo
Do you care about the subtitles?	¿Te importan los subtítulos?
the documentary	el documental
the action	la acción
He is interested in the action documentary.	Le interesa el documental de acción.
the horror	el terror
We don't like horror series.	No nos gustan las series de terror.
the platform	la plataforma
This platform seems very expensive to me.	Me parece muy cara esta plataforma.
the drama	el drama
They aren't interested in drama.	No les interesa el drama.
the season	la temporada
The first season is as good as the second.	La primera temporada es tan buena como la segunda.
the mystery	el misterio
I started the new mystery series yesterday.	Ayer empecé la nueva serie de misterio.
Does your head hurt from reading the subtitles?	¿Te duele la cabeza por leer los subtítulos?
the character	el personaje
We love this character.	Nos encanta este personaje.
The characters in that drama are very interesting.	Los personajes de ese drama son muy interesantes.
Is the documentary on this platform?	¿El documental está en esta plataforma?
I searched for the horror movie last night.	Anoche busqué la película de terror.
We don't care about the action.	No nos importa la acción.
This season is as boring as the other.	Esta temporada es tan aburrida como la otra.
Mystery series interest us a lot.	Nos interesan mucho las series de misterio.
to be enough (me basta con)	bastar
A coffee is enough for me.	Me basta con un café.
Is a glass of water enough for you?	¿Te basta con un vaso de agua?
the pain, the ache	el dolor
I have a headache.	Tengo un dolor de cabeza.
Back pain is terrible.	El dolor de espalda es terrible.
the medicine, the medication	el medicamento
I take a medicine for the pain.	Tomo un medicamento para el dolor.
The doctor gives me a medicine.	El doctor me da un medicamento.