le gustaba su trabajo

he/she liked their job

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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.

Al señor Grey no le gustaba su trabajo.

Mr. Grey didn’t like his 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 Tom le gustaba su trabajo.

Tom liked his job.

Le gustaba su trabajo.

They liked their job.

— Sólo se vive una vez (2011)

A Tom realmente no le gustaba su trabajo.

Tom really didn’t like his job.

A Mary le gustaba su trabajo.

Mary liked her job.

A Tom le gustaba su trabajo muchísimo.

Tom loved his job very much.