Catalan

Verb

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

1. to taste

Conjugation

Synonyms

• tastar

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

Conjugation of gustar present past future tense gustas gustis gustos perfect gustabis gustabos infinitive gustar gustir gustor imperative gustez gustabez conditional gustus gustabus nominal active participle singular gustanto gustinto gustonto plural gustanti gustinti gustonti nominal passive participle singular gustato gustito gustoto plural gustati gustiti gustoti active participle gustanta gustinta gustonta passive participle gustata gustita gustota adverbial active participle gustante gustinte gustonte adverbial passive participle gustate gustite gustote

Romanian

Alternative forms

• gust

Etymology

Either from gust +‎ -ar or from Latin augustālis.

Noun

gustar

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

Synonyms

• august (standard/most common)
• agust (popular/folk name, rare)
• măsălar (popular/folk name)

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

• (to like something): antojar, apetecer, encantar, molar (colloquial, Spain)
• (to like somebody, not romantically): agradar, parecer bien, caer bien (colloquial)
• (to like somebody romantically): estar enamorado de, encularse de (vulgar, El Salvador)
• (to like doing something): adorar, encantar, fascinar
• (to taste): probar, catar, degustar, saborear

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

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)."

Related terms

• gusto
• gustosamente
• gustoso

See also

• agradar
• deleitar
• detestar - To detest
• encantar
• odiar - To hate