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Me gustan los colores bonitos.

Me gustan los colores bonitos.
I like pretty colors.
From Lesson 48:Plural likes (me gustan)·Spanish (Latin America)

Questions & Answers about Me gustan los colores bonitos.

Why is the verb gustan here instead of gusta?
The verb gustar works differently than 'to like' in English; it literally means 'to be pleasing to.' Because the things that are pleasing—the colors (los colores)—are plural, we must use the plural form of the verb, which is gustan. Think of the sentence as 'Pretty colors are pleasing to me.'
Why do we need los if the English translation doesn't say 'I like the pretty colors'?
In English, we drop 'the' when talking about things in general. In Spanish, when you state that you like or dislike a whole category of things (like colors, music, or dogs), you must always include the definite article (el, la, los, or las).
How do we know to use los and bonitos with colores?
The singular noun color is masculine. Even though it doesn't end in 'o', most Spanish words ending in 'or' are masculine. Because we are talking about multiple colors, we must match it with the masculine plural article los and the masculine plural adjective bonitos.
Why does colores add 'es' to become plural, while bonitos only adds an 's'?
If a Spanish word ends in a vowel (like bonito), you just add an 's' to make it plural. But if a word ends in a consonant (like the 'r' in color), you must add 'es' to make it plural so it is easier to pronounce.

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