gustarle

to please him, to please her, to please you (formal)

→ gustar
gustar to like + le to him/her/them
verb Rare #31,118
to please him, to please her, to please you (formal) The attached le refers to the person who likes something or someone; context tells you who it is.
SP: Espero gustarle a tu familia.
EN: I hope your family likes me.
Conjugation of gustar
gustargustarlegustarte
Imperative
SingularPlural
Second gusta —
Third guste gusten
Past
Indicative past
SingularPlural
First — gustamos
Third gustó gustaron
Indicative present
SingularPlural
First gusto gustamos
Second gustas —
Third gusta gustan
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
First gusto gustamos
Second gustas —
Third gusta gustan
Present
Indicative
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
Third — gustaban
Subjunctive imperfect
SingularPlural
Third — gustaban
Indicative future
SingularPlural
Third gustará —
Subjunctive future
SingularPlural
Third gustará —

De pronto, comenzaron a gustarle las historias de detectives.

Suddenly, he began to like detective stories.

Espero gustarle a Tom.

I hope Tom likes me.

Era capaz de hacer cualquier cosa por gustarle.

He was capable of doing anything to please her.

— Ciudad de Dios (2002)

Ella pensó que podría conseguir gustarle.

She thought she might be able to get him to like her.

¡Eso posible solo para gustarle al gran Señor Shiva!

That's only possible if you want to please Lord Shiva!

— La leyenda de Baahubali: el inicio (2015)

Qué raro, suelo gustarle a los perros.

That's strange, dogs usually like me.

— El conformista (1971)

Tengo el presentimiento de que podría gustarle.

I have a feeling she might like it.

— Chungking Express (1994)

A Jim ha sabido gustarle Japón.

Jim has learned to like Japan.

Peppe puede gustarle a una mujer.

Peppe might appeal to a woman.

— Perfectos desconocidos (2016)

Estoy acostumbrada a no gustarle a nadie.

I'm used to nobody liking me.

A ella empezó a gustarle él de inmediato.

She started liking him immediately.