I liked
Mir gefiel das schon, bevor es in Mode kam.
I liked it before it became fashionable.
Mir gefiel überhaupt nicht, was er sagte.
I didn't like what he said at all.
I liked the idea.
Aber mir gefiel er schon seit ein paar Monaten nicht.
But I hadn't liked him for a few months already.
— Ikiru - Einmal wirklich leben (1952)