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¿Le gusta la comida picante?
Do you like spicy food?
A1asking about tastes politelyformalAudio · coming soon
Why every word is where it is
¿Le1object pronoun(to) you (formal)él · 3rd sing. · indirect objectgusta1verbpleasesgustar · present · 3rd sing.la2determinertheel · fem. · sing. · definitecomidanounfoodfem. · sing.picante3adjectivespicy, hotsing.?
- comida → gusta: gusta agrees with la comida
- la → comida: agree: fem. sing.
- picante → comida: adjective agrees with comida
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1With usted, the pronoun is le: ¿Le gusta…? The same le also means him or her. Gustar and similar verbs; también / tampoco →
- 2The thing liked takes the article: la comida. Articles: el, la, un, una; al and del →
- 3picante ends in -e, so it is the same for both genders: un plato picante. Describing nouns: adjective agreement and modifiers →
Variations
- ¿Te gusta la comida picante?
- ¿Le gustan los tacos?