gustar

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin gustāre.

Verb

gustar (first-person singular present gusto, past participle gustat)

  1. to taste

Conjugation

Synonyms

Galician

Verb

gustar (first-person singular present gusto, first-person singular preterite gustei, past participle gustado)

  1. to please or like
  2. first-person and third-person singular future subjunctive of gustar
  3. first-person and third-person singular personal infinitive of gustar

Conjugation

Ido

Verb

gustar (present tense gustas, past tense gustis, future tense gustos, imperative gustez, conditional gustus)

  1. to taste

Conjugation

Romanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Either from gust +‎ -ar or from Latin augustālis.

Noun

gustar

  1. (popular/folk usage) August (eighth month of the Gregorian calendar)

Synonyms

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin gustāre, present active infinitive of gustō.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡusˈtaɾ/

Verb

gustar (first-person singular present gusto, first-person singular preterite gusté, past participle gustado)

  1. (intransitive) (followed by a or preceded by an indirect object) to be pleasing to (usually translated into English as like with exchange of the subject and object)
    Me gusta esta manzana - I like this apple (literally, “This apple is pleasing to me”)
  2. (intransitive, dated) to taste

Synonyms

Usage notes

Gustar is usually translated to English with the verb to like. This causes confusion for some English speakers studying Spanish, because the subject and object of gustar are seemingly reversed from those of to like. That is, the subject of gustar is the thing that pleases and the (indirect) object is the person who is pleased. A commonly used method is to think of gustar as literally meaning to be pleasing to.

Me gusta la canción ― I like the song (literally: The song is pleasing to me).
No me gustan las espinacas ― I don't like spinach (literally: The spinach is not pleasing to me).
¿Te gusto? ― Do you like me? (literally: Am I pleasing to you?)
Le gusto a María ― Maria likes me (literally: I am pleasing to Maria).

Conjugation

        Conjugation of gustar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)edit data
    infinitive gustar
    gerund gustando
    past participle masculine feminine
    singular gustado gustada
    plural gustados gustadas
    singular plural
    1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
    indicative yo tú
    vos    		 él/ella/ello
    usted    		 nosotros
    nosotras    		 vosotros
    vosotras    		 ellos/ellas
    ustedes
    present gusto gustastú
    gustásvos    		 gusta gustamos gustáis gustan
    imperfect gustaba gustabas gustaba gustábamos gustabais gustaban
    preterite gusté gustaste gustó gustamos gustasteis gustaron
    future gustaré gustarás gustará gustaremos gustaréis gustarán
    conditional gustaría gustarías gustaría gustaríamos gustaríais gustarían
    subjunctive yo tú
    vos    		 él/ella/ello
    usted    		 nosotros
    nosotras    		 vosotros
    vosotras    		 ellos/ellas
    ustedes
    present guste gustestú
    gustésvos2    		 guste gustemos gustéis gusten
    imperfect
    (ra)    		 gustara gustaras gustara gustáramos gustarais gustaran
    imperfect
    (se)    		 gustase gustases gustase gustásemos gustaseis gustasen
    future1 gustare gustares gustare gustáremos gustareis gustaren
    imperative — tú
    vos    		 usted nosotros
    nosotras    		 vosotros
    vosotras    		 ustedes
    affirmative gustatú
    gustávos    		 guste gustemos gustad gusten
    negative no gustes no guste no gustemos no gustéis no gusten
    • 1 Mostly obsolete form, now mainly used in legal jargon.
    • 2 Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
          Selected combined forms of gustaredit data

      These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

      singular plural
      1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
      with infinitive gustar
      dative gustarme gustarte gustarle, gustarse gustarnos gustaros gustarles, gustarse
      accusative gustarme gustarte gustarlo, gustarla, gustarse gustarnos gustaros gustarlos, gustarlas, gustarse
      with gerund gustando
      dative gustándome gustándote gustándole, gustándose gustándonos gustándoos gustándoles, gustándose
      accusative gustándome gustándote gustándolo, gustándola, gustándose gustándonos gustándoos gustándolos, gustándolas, gustándose
      with informal second-person singular imperative gusta
      dative gústame gústate gústale gústanos not used gústales
      accusative gústame gústate gústalo, gústala gústanos not used gústalos, gústalas
      with formal second-person singular imperative guste
      dative gústeme not used gústele, gústese gústenos not used gústeles
      accusative gústeme not used gústelo, gústela, gústese gústenos not used gústelos, gústelas
      with first-person plural imperative gustemos
      dative not used gustémoste gustémosle gustémonos gustémoos gustémosles
      accusative not used gustémoste gustémoslo, gustémosla gustémonos gustémoos gustémoslos, gustémoslas
      with informal second-person plural imperative gustad
      dative gustadme not used gustadle gustadnos gustaos gustadles
      accusative gustadme not used gustadlo, gustadla gustadnos gustaos gustadlos, gustadlas
      with formal second-person plural imperative gusten
      dative gústenme not used gústenle gústennos not used gústenles, gústense
      accusative gústenme not used gústenlo, gústenla gústennos not used gústenlos, gústenlas, gústense

      Expressions

      a X le(s) gusta(n) Y

      • X like(s) Y.
        A los pájaros les gusta cantar. — Birds like to sing.
        A la chica le gustan las flores. — The girl likes flowers.
        A María le gusta el jugo de manzana. — Mary likes apple juice.

      a mí me gusta(n) Y

      • I like Y.

      a ti te gusta(n) Y

      • You like Y.

      a nosotros nos gusta(n) Y

      • We like Y.
        A nosotros nos gusta divertirnos en el jardín. — We like to have fun in the garden.

      a vosotros os gusta(n) Y

      • You like Y.

      a usted le gusta(n) Y

      • You like Y.

      Usage notes

      X must agree in number (and person) with "le(s)," and Y must agree in number with "gusta(n)."

      See also

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