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The meaning of the Spanish word "gustaba" and how you use it

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le...gustaba
(v. + obj.) (imperfect) (yo / usted / él / ella) was/were pleasing to you/him/her/it (you/he/she/it liked me/you/him/her/it)
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Ildu is an English and Spanish translator and editor living in Guatemala City, Guatemala. She holds a BA degree in Legal Sworn Translation and has been working as a translator and linguist for over 15 years.
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Yo le gustaba a tu amigo .
Your friend liked me. (lit. I was pleasing to your friend.)
¿ A usted le gustaba París ?
Did you like Paris?
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Why Are You Crying? - a Children's Story
A la gata Marta le gustaba mucho jugar con su hermano , el perro Martín .
The cat Marta really liked playing with her brother, the dog Martín.
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Qué pena , hija , le gustaba tanto el helado de chocolate .
What a shame, dear, she liked chocolate ice cream so much.
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Pablo era el nombre que le gustaba y Neruda por el poeta checo Jan Neruda .
Pablo was the name that he liked and Neruda for the Czech poet Jan Neruda.
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me gustaba
(v. + obj.) (imperfect) (yo) liked (to) [him/her/you/it was/were pleasing to me)
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Ildu is an English and Spanish translator and editor living in Guatemala City, Guatemala. She holds a BA degree in Legal Sworn Translation and has been working as a translator and linguist for over 15 years.
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Me gustaba verte .
I liked to see you.
Me gustaba caminar por horas .
I liked to walk for hours.
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When I Was Little...
Me gustaba escuchar el ruido del agua y ver los peces .
I liked to listen to the noise of the water and to watch the fish.
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¿ Te acuerdas del man que te conté que me gustaba ?
Do you remember the guy that I told you that I liked?
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Bueno , bailar me gustaba mucho pero siempre amé viajar y así recorría el mundo .
Well, I liked dancing a lot, but I always loved to travel and so I traveled around the world.
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les...gustaba
(v. + obj.) (imperfect) (yo / usted / él / ella) was/were pleasing to them/you (you/they liked me/you/him/her/it)
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Adrián Camacho

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Adrián is a SP language assistant, EN-SP content localizer, and EN tutor living in Guadalajara, Mexico. He holds a bachelor's degree in Foreign Languages and Cultures and has worked in language-learning for almost 10 years.
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Clickable Example Sentences

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A mis hermanas les gustaba el fútbol .
My sisters liked soccer.
Siempre les gustaba escuchar música clásica .
They always liked to listen to classical music.
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de lo que más les gustaba : los libros .
about what they liked most: the books.
Sesame Street Adventures: A Spider and Its Web
Y resolvían cosas . – Sí , les gustaba mucho …
And they solved things. - Yes, they liked it a lot...
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que pues a niños de mi edad no les gustaba .
that, well, kids my age didn't like.
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nos...gustaba
(v. + obj.) (imperfect) (nosotros) liked (he/she/you/it was/were pleasing to us)
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Ildu

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Ildu is an English and Spanish translator and editor living in Guatemala City, Guatemala. She holds a BA degree in Legal Sworn Translation and has been working as a translator and linguist for over 15 years.
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Clickable Example Sentences

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Nos gustaba bailar en este lugar .
We liked to dance in this place.
Nos gustaba comer en este restaurante .
We liked to eat in this restaurant.
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Video Examples

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From the Horse's Mouth: The Beginnings of Soda Stereo
Con Gustavo estudiábamos en la universidad y nos gustaba la misma música .
With Gustavo we studied at university and we liked the same music.
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Y era un lugar que siempre nos gustaba venir también tanto a tomar un café como tomar algún , algún cóctel por la noche .
And it was a place that we also always liked to come as much to drink a coffee as to drink some, some cocktail at night.
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te...gustaba
(v. + obj.) (imperfect) (él / ella) was pleasing to you (you liked him/her/it)
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Ildu

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Ildu is an English and Spanish translator and editor living in Guatemala City, Guatemala. She holds a BA degree in Legal Sworn Translation and has been working as a translator and linguist for over 15 years.
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Clickable Example Sentences

These examples and translations are created specifically for language learners, and are manually reviewed. Click on words to look them up.
Recuerdo que te gustaba cantar .
I remember you liked to sing.
Te gustaba ese chico .
You liked that boy.
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No lo entiendo ; creí que te gustaba la idea .
I don't understand it; I thought that you liked the idea.
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