piace osservare gli uccelli

likes watching birds

→ piacere

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likes watching birds With piacere, the person who likes something is expressed indirectly: a loro, a lui, a me, gli, or le means “to them,” “to him,” “to me,” or “to her.” The verb piace stays singular because osservare gli uccelli is the thing they like.

IT: A Maria piace osservare gli uccelli nel parco.

EN: Maria likes watching birds in the park.

Gli piace osservare gli uccelli.

He likes to watch birds.

A me piace osservare gli uccelli.

I like bird watching.

Le piace osservare gli uccelli, vero?

She likes watching birds, doesn't she?

A lui piace osservare gli uccelli.

He likes to watch birds.

A loro piace osservare gli uccelli.

They like to watch birds.