Breakdown of Viajar es caro, pero me gustan los viajes.
ser
to be
pero
but
caro
expensive
viajar
to travel
me
to me / me (direct object)
gustar
to like
el viaje
the trip
Questions & Answers about Viajar es caro, pero me gustan los viajes.
Why is it gustan with an "n" here instead of just gusta?
Why is there a los before viajes if the English translation just says "trips"?
In Spanish, when you talk about your general likes and dislikes, you must always include the definite article (el, la, los, or las). You need los viajes here, whereas English drops "the" and just says "trips".
The English translation says "traveling", so why does the Spanish use the infinitive viajar (to travel)?
When an action is the main subject of a sentence (like traveling is here), Spanish always uses the infinitive form of the verb. You cannot use words ending in -ando or -iendo as nouns the way we use "-ing" words in English.
Why is the adjective caro (expensive) in the masculine form here?
It describes the action of traveling (viajar). Whenever you use an infinitive verb as a noun, Spanish treats it as a masculine and singular thing. Therefore, the describing word must be the masculine singular caro.
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