No. 656 in Spanish
gusta
"Likes" or "is pleasing to."
In a sentence
Me gusta leer por las tardes.
I like to read in the evenings.
Here, 'gusta' is used as a verb to express the subject's liking for an activity (reading in the evenings). It is structured with the pronoun 'me' to indicate the person who likes the activity.
¿Te gusta la música clásica?
Do you like classical music?
'Gusta' is utilized in a question form to inquire if the listener likes a specific thing (classical music). 'Te' indicates the person to whom the question is directed.
A María le gusta bailar.
María likes to dance.
The verb 'gusta' is applied here to communicate María's preference for an activity (dancing). 'Le' is used to reference the third person singular.
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