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le gustaban

he/she/it liked

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phrase Uncommon #18,728
he/she/it liked Used with plural things or activities in the imperfect tense; literally, 'were pleasing to him/her.'
SP: De niño, le gustaban mucho los animales.
EN: As a child, he really liked animals.

A ella le gustaban la poesía y la música.

She liked poetry and music.

A Tom le gustaban los animales.

Tom liked animals.

A Tom no le gustaban.

Tom didn't like them.

A papá le gustaban.

Dad liked them.

— Caché (Escondido) (2005)

Ha dicho que le gustaban los trenes.

He said he liked trains.

A Mike le gustaban mucho los animales.

Mike really liked animals.

Unos autores le gustaban más que otros.

He liked some authors more than others.

Tom le preguntó a Mary qué tipo de películas le gustaban.

Tom asked Mary what kind of movies she liked.

Le gustaban mucho.

He liked them a lot.

— Cónclave (2024)

Al Sr. Boats no le gustaban los blues ni nada por el estilo.

Mr. Boats didn't like the blues or anything like that.

— American Splendor (2003)

Pero a ella le gustaban los niños y disfrutaba su trabajo.

But she liked children and enjoyed her work.

No le gustaban los niños.

He didn't like children.

A Tom le gustaban los caballos.

Tom liked horses.

Había muchas cosas que no le gustaban a Tom.

There were many things Tom didn’t like.

A Ah-jun le gustaban mucho los chicos.

Ah-jun really liked boys.

— Madre (Madeo) (2009)

Pensé que a Tom le gustaban los acertijos.

I thought Tom liked riddles.

Él dijo que le gustaban los trenes.

He said he liked trains.

A Mary no le gustaban los padres de Tom.

Mary didn't like Tom's parents.