Breakdown of Me gustan las verduras y las frutas.
y
and
me
to me / me (direct object)
gustar
to like
la verdura
the vegetable
Questions & Answers about Me gustan las verduras y las frutas.
Why is it gustan with an "n" at the end, instead of just gusta?
The verb gustar actually works backwards compared to English; it means "to be pleasing to." Because the things that are pleasing to you are plural (vegetables and fruits), you have to use the plural form gustan ("they are pleasing"). If you only liked one thing, like an apple (la manzana), you would use the singular gusta ("it is pleasing").
Why are the words las included if the English translation is just "vegetables and fruits", not "the vegetables and the fruits"?
In Spanish, when you are talking about something in a general sense, like liking vegetables as a whole category, you must include the definite article (el, la, los, or las). English drops the word "the" for general categories, but Spanish requires it.
Why does the sentence start with Me instead of Yo (I)?
Since gustar literally means "to be pleasing to," the sentence is actually saying "Vegetables and fruits are pleasing to me." The word Me means "to me." You don't use the subject pronoun Yo (I) because in this Spanish structure, you are the receiver of the action.
Do I really need to repeat las before both words?