{"id":54001,"date":"2018-11-14T05:09:14","date_gmt":"2018-11-14T04:09:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gogoespana.com\/?p=54001"},"modified":"2026-03-16T10:31:46","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T09:31:46","slug":"gustar-in-spanish","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gogoespana.com\/en\/blog\/gustar-in-spanish\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Use Gustar in Spanish"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you\u2019re struggling to understand the rules of using gustar in Spanish<\/strong>, you aren\u2019t alone. The verb gustar is an irregular one so you can\u2019t conjugate it like other -ar verbs. This Spanish verb can be particularly hard for new Spanish language students<\/a>. Check out our to-the-point explanation below for an easy way to get familiar with gustar in Spanish!<\/p>\n

The Verb Gustar in Spanish<\/h2>\n

The verb gustar means \u201cto like\u201d in English, as in \u201cI like pizzas.\u201d However, due to the irregular sentence structure of gustar in Spanish, it can also be translated to \u201cto please,\u201d as in \u201cPizza pleases me.\u201d In Spanish, this sentence using gustar<\/strong> is written like this: \u201cMe gusta pizza.\u201d The object (pizza) becomes the subject of the sentence while the person who likes pizza becomes the indirect object. The person who likes someone is referred to with indirect object pronouns: me, te, le, os, nos, les. Since people almost always say that they like something, the verb gustar is most often conjugated in third-person singular or plural (gusta\/gustan).<\/p>\n

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They like spaghetti. Les gustan\u00a0los\u00a0espaguetis.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Using Gustar for Verbs<\/h2>\n

Do you like running? Or fishing? Or maybe dancing the Spanish nights away<\/a>? Using gustar in Spanish to describe actions that you like doing is simple. Take the same sentence structure: \u201cMe gusta\u2026\u201d and add an infinitive verb. For example, \u201cI like swimming,\u201d becomes \u201cMe gusta nadar.\u201d You don\u2019t have to conjugate the verb in sentences with gustar. If your verb is reflexive, keep the reflexive pronoun on the end. \u201cI like to wake up early,\u201d becomes \u201cMe gusta despertarme temprano.\u201d Writing Spanish sentences with gustar<\/strong> is even easier than waking up early!<\/p>\n

Singular and Plural Uses of Gustar<\/h2>\n

In simple sentences, people say that they like something. Whether that thing is plural or singular determines which conjugation to use. If you want to say \u201cHe likes spaghetti,\u201d you would use the third-person singular form and write \u201cLe gusta\u00a0el espagueti.\u201d However, if he wanted to say he likes pastas, it would be written as follows: Le gustan las pastas. Always include the correct articles before your nouns! However, if you are using gustar<\/strong> in Spanish to express enjoyment of two separate singular things, the singular conjugation is used. For example, \u201cWe like reggae and rock,\u201d becomes \u201cNos gusta el reggae y el rock.\u201d<\/p>\n

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She doesn’t like vegetables. No le gustan las verduras.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A good way to practice this new Spanish language lesson is to break out your notebook and practice. Since this sentence structure isn\u2019t exactly intuitive to native English-speakers, write and re-write it for memorization. You should check out some of our other Spanish learning tips<\/strong>! Read more on how to become proficient in Spanish<\/a> or check out some apps to help you practice<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

If you\u2019re struggling to understand the rules of using gustar in Spanish, you aren\u2019t alone. The verb gustar is an irregular one so you can\u2019t conjugate it like other -ar verbs. This Spanish verb can be particularly hard for new Spanish language students. Check out our to-the-point explanation below for an easy way to get […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":116,"featured_media":54015,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2049],"tags":[1486,1516,1648],"class_list":["post-54001","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-learn-spanish","tag-gustar-in-spanish","tag-learn-spanish","tag-spanish-language"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gogoespana.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54001","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gogoespana.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gogoespana.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gogoespana.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/116"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gogoespana.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=54001"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/gogoespana.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54001\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":54020,"href":"https:\/\/gogoespana.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54001\/revisions\/54020"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gogoespana.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/54015"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gogoespana.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=54001"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gogoespana.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=54001"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gogoespana.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=54001"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}