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le gustaba

liked

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phrase Common #7,289
liked With gustar, the person who likes something is expressed with le (him, her, or you formal).
SP: A Marta le gustaba leer.
EN: Marta used to like reading.

Le gustaba que tuviera trabajo.

He liked that I had a job.

— Buenos Muchachos (1990)

¿A Soji le gustaba beber?

Did Soji like to drink?

— Cuentos de Tokio (1953)

A Einstein le gustaba tocar el violín.

Einstein liked to play the violin.

Le gustaba hablar sobre sí misma.

She liked to talk about herself.

A Tom le gustaba escuchar a María tocar el piano.

Tom liked listening to Maria play the piano.

"No sabía que a Tom le gustaba el anime.""Hay muchas cosas que no sabes de él."

“I didn’t know Tom liked anime.” “There’s a lot you don’t know about him.”

Mary me dijo que le gustaba este tipo de música.

Mary told me that she liked this type of music.

Yo le gustaba.

He liked me.

Le gustaba cantar y dormir mientras la hormiga hacía sus labores.

He liked to sing and sleep while the ant did her work.

— Los lunes al sol (2002)

Quizá le gustaba levantarse temprano y empacar en la mañana.

Perhaps he liked getting up early and packing in the morning.

— Cuestión De Honor (1992)

Creí que sólo le gustaba mirar.

I thought he just liked to watch.

A Fátima le gustaba mucho esa ventana.

Fatima really liked that window.

— El agente secreto (2025)

Y pensó que sí, que probablemente le gustaba estar llena.

And she thought yes, she probably liked being full.

— Valor sentimental (2025)

Tom le preguntó a Mary qué clase de música le gustaba.

Tom asked Mary what kind of music she liked.

Lo gracioso es que a Steve Rendazo yo le gustaba en secreto.

The funny thing is that Steve Rendazo secretly liked me.

— Juno: Crecer, correr y tropezar (2007)

Tom dijo que le gustaba Mary.

Tom said he liked Mary.

Le gustaba mucho la magia.

He really liked magic.

— Los ilusionistas 3: Ahora me ves, ahora no (2025)

A ella le gustaba cuando él lo hacía.

She liked it when he did it.

Pensé que Mary había dicho que le gustaba este tipo de música.

I thought Mary had said that she liked this kind of music.

¿Hay algún lápiz labial que su esposa le gustaba usar?

Was there a lipstick your wife liked to wear?

— Despedidas (2008)

Sólo le gustaba el fútbol y otra cosa.

He only liked soccer and one other thing.

— Perfectos desconocidos (2016)

Cuando era joven, le gustaba mucho el dinero.

When he was young, he really liked money.

— Jean de Florette (1986)

Le gustaba cómo cantaba y todo.

He liked how she sang and everything.

— Song Sung Blue: Sueño inquebrantable (2025)

Me dijo que le gustaba lo que escribía y nos hicimos amigos.

They told me they liked what I wrote, and we became friends.

— Legado en los huesos (2019)

A mi papá le gustaba apostar.

My dad liked to gamble.

— F1 la película (2025)

A Tom le gustaba Australia.

Tom liked Australia.

¿Qué le gustaba tanto?

What did he like so much?

— Les invasions barbares (2003)

A mi madre le gustaba esta montaña.

My mother liked this mountain.

— La decisión de partir (2022)

Le gustaba andar con el hijo de un héroe.

She liked hanging out with the son of a hero.

¿Y alguno de estos pretendientes le gustaba?

And did she like any of these suitors?

— Los renglones torcidos de Dios (2022)

Al caballo le puso un nombre que le gustaba.

He gave the horse a name he liked.

Le gustaba trabajar solo.

He liked to work alone.

— Blade Runner 2049 (2017)

Ya sabes cómo le gustaba.

You already know how he/she liked it.

— Tres colores: Azul (1993)

Él me dijo que le gustaba nadar.

He told me he liked to swim.

Solo sabíamos que le gustaba un chico.

All we knew was that she liked a boy.

— El guardián invisible (2017)

Tom finalmente logró conseguir el trabajo que le gustaba.

Tom finally managed to get the job he liked.

Tom no sabía que a Mary le gustaba cocinar.

Tom didn't know that Mary liked cooking.

De joven, le gustaba montar en bicicleta.

As a young man, he liked to ride bicycles.

A la princesa le gustaba cocinar.

The princess liked to cook.

Le gustaba más que ninguna otra cosa.

He liked it more than anything else.

A ella le gustaba sentarse justo donde tú estás sentado ahora.

She liked to sit right where you're sitting now.

— El agente secreto (2025)

Lo que le gustaba de verdad era buscarlas.

What he really enjoyed was looking for them.

— El espíritu de la colmena (1973)

A Sami le gustaba la sonrisa de Layla.

Sami liked Layla's smile.

Creía que le gustaba.

I thought he liked me.

— State and Main (2000)

A la gente le gustaba Jimmy Carter.

People liked Jimmy Carter.

Le gustaba el chocolate.

She liked chocolate.

A Tom le gustaba Mary.

Tom liked Mary.

A mi mamá le gustaba mucho contar anécdotas.

My mom really liked telling anecdotes.

Le gustaba beber, siempre con prisas.

He liked to drink, always in a hurry.

— タンポポ (1985)

¿Que le gustaba un chico?

That she liked a boy?

— El guardián invisible (2017)

Iba a cualquier clase que le gustaba.

He/She would go to any class he/she liked.

— 3 Idiotas (2009)

Le gustaba.

He liked it.

Neto se unió porque le gustaba la guerra.

Neto joined because he liked war.

— Tropa de Élite (2007)

Ahora le gustaba más el vino.

Now he liked wine more.

— PK (2014)

Dijo que yo le gustaba y quería salir conmigo.

He said he liked me and wanted to go out with me.

— Las Travesuras de una Sirena (2016)

Lo peor de todo es que terminó pidiendo siempre lo que a ella le gustaba.

The worst part is that she ended up always ordering what she liked.

— Paris, je t'aime (2006)