Word
Le gusta la música de España.
Meaning
She likes the music of Spain.
Part of speech
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Pronunciation
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Questions & Answers about Le gusta la música de España.
Why does the sentence use le instead of ella for 'She'?
The verb gustar works a bit differently than 'to like' in English. Instead of 'She likes the music', Spanish phrasing is closer to 'The music is pleasing to her.' The word le is an indirect object pronoun that means 'to her' (or 'to him').
How do we know le means 'she' and not 'he'?
Why is the verb gusta and not a different form?
Do I always need the la before música?
Yes! In English we can just say 'music' when talking about it in general, but Spanish requires the definite article (el, la, los, las) when a general concept or category is the subject of the sentence.