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Realmente me gusta este libro.

Realmente me gusta este libro.
I really like this book.
From Lesson 74:Adverb formation (-mente)·Spanish (Latin America)

Breakdown of Realmente me gusta este libro.

el libro
the book
gustar
to like
este
this
realmente
really / truly

Questions & Answers about Realmente me gusta este libro.

The lesson says to add '-mente' to the feminine form of an adjective. Why isn't it realamente?
Adjectives that end in a consonant (like real or feliz) or the letter -e (like fuerte) have the same form for both masculine and feminine words. Because there is no separate feminine form, you just add -mente directly to the base adjective: real + -mente = realmente.
Does realmente translate to "royally" or "really"?
It means "really" or "truly." While the adjective real can mean "royal" in Spanish, its most common everyday meaning is "real" or "actual," making realmente the perfect translation for the English word "really."
Just for review, why is it me gusta instead of yo gusto?
The verb gustar works backward compared to "to like" in English. It translates closer to "to be pleasing to." So me gusta este libro actually works like "this book is pleasing to me." That is why we use the pronoun me (to me) and conjugate the verb as gusta to match the singular book.
I often mix up este and esto. Why do we use este libro here?
You use este when you are describing a specific masculine noun, like este libro (this book) or este chico (this boy). You only use esto when talking about an abstract idea, a general situation, or an unknown object where the gender isn't known yet (such as asking "¿Qué es esto?" meaning "What is this?").

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