le gustaba su trabajo

he/she liked their job

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phrase Rare #28,446

he/she liked their job Uses the gustar construction: su trabajo was pleasing to him or her. The imperfect gustaba can also mean “used to like” or “was liking,” depending on context. The pronoun le does not specify gender, and su may mean his, her, or their.

SP: A Elena le gustaba su trabajo.

EN: Elena liked her job.

Tom no le dijo a Mary que no le gustaba su trabajo.

Tom didn't tell Mary that he didn't like her job.

A Mary le gustaba su trabajo.

Mary liked her job.

A Tom le gustaba su trabajo.

Tom liked his job.

A Tom realmente no le gustaba su trabajo.

Tom really didn’t like his job.

Al señor Grey no le gustaba su trabajo.

Mr. Grey didn’t like his job.

Le gustaba su trabajo.

They liked their job.

— Sólo se vive una vez (2011)

A Tom le gustaba su trabajo muchísimo.

Tom loved his job very much.