Timeline for How is the conjugation of gustar determined in "Nos gusta ir al cine"?
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| May 18 at 5:42 | comment | added | jachguate♦ | It happens anywhere with the like verb, that the subject is exchanged in English vs. Spanish, being the first example "I like you" is "(Tú) me gustas". To retain the English subject you may say "(Yo) gusto de ti", but it is not near natural language. | |
| Jan 26 at 21:41 | vote | accept | qazwsx | ||
| Jan 26 at 18:16 | comment | added | Gustavson | Exactly. This is a very usual order with the verb "gustar". A possible reason for this might be that the subject tends to be longer than the predicate, and thus calls for its posposition. For example: Me gusta ir al cine con mis amigos, is much more balanced and natural than: Ir al cine con mis amigos me gusta. | |
| Jan 26 at 3:58 | comment | added | qazwsx | So, the the original sentence's structure is <object> + <verb: gustar> + <subject>? | |
| Jan 26 at 3:48 | comment | added | qazwsx | Is there an online tool that can do sentence analysis to segment different functional parts of the sentence and for each explain some basic properties, much similar to your answer? | |
| Jan 26 at 3:46 | vote | accept | qazwsx | ||
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| Jan 25 at 13:05 | history | answered | Gustavson | CC BY-SA 4.0 |