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¿Te gusta más la fresa o la naranja?

¿Te gusta más la fresa o la naranja?
Do you like the strawberry or the orange more?
From Lesson 182:Grocery Shopping·Spanish (Spain)

Questions & Answers about ¿Te gusta más la fresa o la naranja?

Why is it gusta (singular) and not gustan (plural) if we are talking about two different fruits?
Even though two fruits are mentioned, they are connected by o (or). Since you are asking the person to choose one singular fruit over the other, the verb stays singular (gusta). If you joined them with "and", you would use the plural: te gustan la fresa y la naranja.
Why does más come right after gusta instead of at the end of the sentence?
In Spanish, words that describe the verb (like más, meaning "more") usually need to stay right next to the verb they describe. While in English you put "more" at the very end of the question, Spanish keeps gusta and más together.
Why do we need the word la before fresa and naranja?
In English, we often drop the article when talking about things in general, like asking "Do you like strawberry or orange?". However, in Spanish, when you talk about your general likes and dislikes using the verb gustar, you must always include the definite article (el, la, los, or las).
Could la naranja mean the color orange here?
Because it is paired with la fresa (the strawberry), context tells us this is about the fruit. Also, colors used as nouns are generally masculine in Spanish, so the color orange would be el naranja. The feminine la naranja specifically refers to the orange fruit.

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