- Answer
- The A phrase minus the matching indirect object pronoun and the gustar form is often used in a gustar context, simply because repeating those elements is not necessary. But the A still can't be left out.
- If a pronoun is used, it must be the prepositional pronoun form (same as subject except for mí, ti).
- In a non-gustar structure, no A appears, and subject* pronouns are used; compare:
- Yo* no como manzanas, pero tú* las comes. I don't eat apples, but you eat them.
- (A mí) no me gustan las manzanas, pero a ti te gustan. I don't like apples, but you like them.
- Note also the use of sí, no, también or tampoco at the end of the phrase to compare and contrast likes and dislikes:
- A ella le gusta nadar, pero a mí no. She likes to swim, but I don't.
- A ella le gusta nadar. A Susana también. She likes to swim. Susana does, too.
- A Juana no le gusta el golf, pero a Susana sí. Juana doesn't like golf, but Susana does.
- A Juana no le gusta el golf. A mí tampoco. Juana doesn't like golf. I don't either.
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