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Note on Gustar Structure: 1st- and 2nd-Person Forms
  • Question
  • Why does gustar appear only in third person (gusta, gustan) in the examples? Can't it be conjugated in all persons just like any verb (Yo gusto, tú gustas, etc.)?
  • Answer
  • Yes, gustar can be conjugated in any form, but the third person forms are by far the most common.
  • Keep in mind that gustar does not mean to like, but to be pleasing to (somebody). So Te gusto doesn't mean I like you, but rather I am pleasing to you--in other words, you like me. And Me gustas doesn't mean You like me, but I like you.
  • Sentence using 1st- and 2nd-person forms of gustar do exist, and you can use them. However, since use of gustar in the third person predominates, the presentations and exercises focus on that.
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