Verbs Like Interesar

1
Verbs Like Interesar
2
Important Parts of the Sentence

• Las clases le gustan a Tomás.

indirect object pronoun
indirect object
subject
verb
It is important to remember the difference
between the indirect object pronoun and the
indirect object. The indirect ob ject pronoun
(me, te, le, nos, or les) represents the indirect
object (a person, animal, etc.)
3
The following verbs function like interesar.

• aburrir to bore
• gustar to please
• encantar to enchant
• Gustar and encantar are loosely translated in
  another way, which will be seen later.

4
Sentence Order

• Remember that word order is more flexible in
  Spanish than in English. Each of the following
  sentences is correct, and they mean the same
  thing.
• Los libros me aburren.
• Me aburren los libros. (This order is probably
  more common.)
• The indirect object is often left out of the
  sentence if it is understood, but the indirect
  object pronoun is required.

5
aburrir to bore

• La clase de química me aburre.
• La clase de español no me aburre.
• Los discursos me aburren.
• Translate the following
• -The teachers bore us.
• Los profesores nos aburren. OR
• Nos aburren los profesores.

6
gustar to please

• Me gustan las películas.
• Movies please me.
• A Pablo le gustan los libros.
• Books please Pablo.
• Te gusta el perro?
• Does the dog please you?

7

• Since English speakers do not really say things
  like, Movies please me or Books please Pablo,
  the verb gustar is typically loosely translated
  to mean, to like.
• Translating gustar as to like seems more
  natural to English speakers, but has its risks.
  Doing so makes it more difficult to remember
  which word is the subject and which is the
  indirect object. See the next slide for examples.

8
Thinking of gustar as to like.

• Notice that the following to sentences have the
  same meaning, but different sentence structures.
  Which matches the Spanish structure?
• I like tigers. Me gustan los tigres.
• Tigers please me. Me gustan los tigres.

verb
subject
object
This one matches the Spanish structure because
tigers is the subject, and therefore determines
the form of the verb.
9
Thinking of gustar as to like

• Again, even though the meaning is essentially the
  same, the sentences have different subjects.
• I like tigers. Tigers please me.
• When thinking of gustar as to like, it is
  important not to confuse the subject and object.

subject
10
Thinking of gustar as to like

• Rewrite this sentence in Spanish using the verb
  gustar.
• I like movies. (The word for movies is
  películas.)

Me gustan las películas.
11
To like doing things.

• To talk about liking activities (verbs), gustar
  is used in the same way, but followed by a verb
  in the infinitive form. Look at the following
  examples.
• I like swimming. Me gusta nadar.
• They like dancing. Les gusta bailar.
• He likes reading. Le gusta leer.
• You like to cook. Te gusta cocinar.
• Notice that gustar is singular in this situation.

12
encantar to enchant

• Me encanta tu camisa.
• Your shirt enchants me.
• Me encantan los animales.
• Animals enchant me.
• Notice that this sounds even more bizarre than
  saying, Your shirt pleases me. For that
  reason, encantar is loosely translated to mean
  to love. The same pitfalls apply, however.

13
Thinking of encantar as to love.

• Notice that the following to sentences have the
  same meaning, but different sentence structures.
  Which matches the Spanish structure?
• I love tigers. Me encantan los tigres.
• Tigers enchant me. Me encantan los tigres.

verb
subject
object
This one matches the Spanish structure because
tigers is the subject, and therefore determines
the form of the verb.
14
Thinking of encantar as to love

• Encantar is not used to talk about loving people.
  It is used to talk about loving (as in really
  enjoying) activities and things.
• Examples
• Me encanta esquiar.
• I love to ski.
• Te encanta ese programa de tele.
• You love that TV show.