Learn Spanish (Latin America): ¿Te gustan las verduras?

¿Te gustan las verduras?

Do you like vegetables?

Breakdown of ¿Te gustan las verduras?

gustar

to like

to you / you (direct object)

la verdura

vegetable

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Questions & Answers about ¿Te gustan las verduras?

Why is it gustan with an 'n' at the end instead of just gusta?

The verb gustar matches the thing being liked, not the person who likes it! Because you are asking about vegetables (plural), you use the plural form gustan. Think of it as saying 'Are vegetables pleasing to you?'

Why does this sentence start with te instead of tú?

In English, we say 'You like vegetables', where 'you' is the one doing the action. But in Spanish, gustar means 'to be pleasing to'. So we use te (which means 'to you') because the vegetables are pleasing to you.

Why do we say las verduras here when English just says 'vegetables'?

When you talk about a general category or concept in Spanish, you almost always need to include the definite article (el, la, los, or las). So, 'vegetables in general' becomes las verduras.

Where is the word for 'Do' in this question?

Spanish doesn't use helper words like 'do' or 'does' to make questions. Instead, you just use the same word order as a statement, add the question marks (¿ and ?), and raise your voice at the end of the sentence when speaking.