Breakdown of Me gustan las estrellas.
me
to me / myself (reflexive) / me (direct object)
gustar
to like
la estrella
the star
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Questions & Answers about Me gustan las estrellas.
Why is it gustan with an "n" at the end instead of just gusta?
In Spanish, the verb gustar works differently than "to like" in English. It actually means something closer to "to be pleasing to." Because the stars (las estrellas) are doing the pleasing, they are the focus of the sentence. Since there are multiple stars, the verb must be in its plural form: gustan.
What does the me at the start of the sentence do?
Why do we include las? The English translation just says "stars", not "the stars".
In Spanish, whenever you talk about liking or disliking things in a general sense, you must include the definite article (the words for "the": el, la, los, or las). Because you like stars in general, you have to say las estrellas.