Word
¿Les gustan los sellos españoles o las fotos?
Meaning
Do they like Spanish stamps or photos?
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
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Breakdown of ¿Les gustan los sellos españoles o las fotos?
o
or
español
Spanish
gustar
to like
les
to them / to you (formal, plural)
Questions & Answers about ¿Les gustan los sellos españoles o las fotos?
Why is the verb "gustan" plural here when the English translation says "Do they like..."?
In Spanish, gustar works differently than "to like" in English. It actually means "to be pleasing to". The things being liked—the stamps (los sellos) and the photos (las fotos)—are the real subjects of the sentence. Because these items are plural, you must use the plural verb form gustan ("are pleasing").
Who exactly does "les" refer to?
Why is it "las fotos"? Doesn't the "o" at the end mean it should be masculine ("los fotos")?
It is an exception! The word foto is short for fotografía, which is a feminine word. When Spanish speakers shorten feminine words like this, they keep the feminine "the", which is why it stays as las fotos.
Why does "españoles" have an "es" at the end, and why is it after the noun?