Ch 17 · Lesson 10Spanish · Chapter 17 · Lesson 10 · Common mistake
me gusta or me gustan?
The verb agrees with the thing you like, not with you.
The rule
does not mean to like. It means to be pleasing, so the thing you like is the SUBJECT and it decides the verb: one thing takes , several take . is literally the books please me, which is why the sentence looks the wrong way round to an English speaker.
Pick the right one
0/7Pick the right one: gusta or gustan.
Me los libros.
No me el frío.
¿Te esta ciudad?
A ella le las casas grandes.
Nos salir por la noche.
A ellos les el mar.
Me los dos.
You met this in chapter 7. Worth a second look if the drill caught you out.
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