Question 1

Since the English translation is "we like", why do we use gusta instead of gustamos?

Accepted Answer

In Spanish, the verb gustar works backward compared to English. It actually means "to be pleasing to." The sentence literally translates to "To eat bread with cheese is pleasing to us." Because the subject is the action of eating, not "we," the verb doesn't take the "we" ending.

Question 2

There are two foods here (pan and queso). Why do we use the singular gusta instead of the plural gustan?

Accepted Answer

You use the singular gusta because the thing that is pleasing to us is the action itself: comer (to eat). Whenever gustar is followed by an infinitive verb (a verb in its basic form ending in -ar, -er, or -ir), you always use the singular gusta, no matter how many things you are eating!

Question 3

What is the word nos doing at the very beginning of the sentence?

Accepted Answer

Nos is an indirect object pronoun that means "to us." Because gustar means "to be pleasing to," you need nos to show who the eating is pleasing to. If you wanted to say "I like," you would change the nos to me (Me gusta comer...).

Question 4

Why is it para el desayuno instead of just para desayuno? In English we just say "for breakfast."

Accepted Answer

In Spanish, you generally need to use the definite article (el, la, los, las) when talking about meals after a preposition like para (for) or en (in/at). So, "for breakfast" is almost always translated as para el desayuno.

Nos gusta comer pan con queso para el desayuno.

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