grammar.verbs.gustar-structure
How gustar works: me gusta, me gustan
The liked thing is the subject; the person is an indirect object: me gusta el café, me gustan los viajes. The verb agrees with the thing, not the person.
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Explication
Literally 'the coffee pleases me': me/te/le/nos/os/les + gusta (singular thing or infinitive) / gustan (plural things). Me gusta viajar; me gustan las salteñas.
Emphasize or clarify the person with a + pronoun: a mí me gusta, a ella le gusta. Never *yo gusto el café — that reverses the structure.
When what is liked is one or more actions, the verb stays singular even with several infinitives: me gusta cocinar y comer. Use the a-phrase whenever you switch or contrast subjects — a mí me gusta, pero a él no — since le and les are otherwise ambiguous about who is meant.
Exemples
We like this neighborhood.
Région: global
Do you like seafood?
Région: global
I like getting up early, but my kids like sleeping in.
Région: global