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Affective Verbs in Spanish

Affective Verbs in Spanish

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Affective Verbs in Spanish

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Affective Verbs

  • verbs that relate to opinion or feeling

  • The person who feels or has the opinion will be placed as indirect object ( a mi, a ti)

  • The cause, reason, or origin will be direct subject

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Some verbs

  • Agradar

  • Desagradar

  • Fascinar

  • Interesar

  • Preocupar

  • Parece

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Some verbs

  • Aburrir

  • Alegrar

  • Doler

  • Encantar

  • Fastidiar

  • Gustar

  • Molestar

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Some verbs

  • Obsesionar

  • Sorprender

  • Asustar

  • Divertir

  • Importar

  • Interesar

  • Preocupar

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English Translation

  • person who likes + verb + object liked 

  • indirect object pronoun representing the person who likes + verb + object liked

  • verb gustar changes not based upon who is doing the liking, but rather what it is that’s being liked

  • I like books= A mi me gustan los libros

  • They like classical music = A ellos les gusta la música clásica

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Example

  • Le gusta el vino

  • A ella le gusta el vino

  • A Cristina le gusta el vino

  • A la mujer le gusta el vino


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Examples

  • (A mi) me encantan las frutas

  • (A mi) me asusta la noche

  • ( A nosotros) nos preocupa tu actitud

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Convert to plural

  • Me gusta el hotel

  • Les gusta el libro

  • Nos gusta la comida

  • le fascina esa computadora

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Other verbs used with an indirect object

  • Convenir

  • Faltar

  • hacer falta- need, miss

  • Sobrar- to have more than enough of

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Questions

  • ¿Te gusta discutir sobre la política?

  • ¿Qué te gusta hacer?

  • A mi..


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Indirect Object Pronoun

  • me -to me

  • te -to you

  • le -to he/she/you(formal)

  • nos- to us

  • les-to them/to you (plural)

  • I give the gift to him

  • The indirect object receives the action of the verb

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Verbs that can take indirect objects

  • Cobrar, comprar, contar, contestar, dar, decir, vender, traer, prestar, preguntar, enviar, decir, hacer, enseñar,escribir

  • Yo pregunto

  • Yo te pregunto

  • Yo escribo

  • Yo te escribo

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Position of the Indirect Object Pronoun

  • It can be placed directly before the first verb in a sentence or question

  • Carlos me escribe

  • Maria le escribe una carta a ella

  • Maria le escribe una carta a Juan

  • Juan le escribe una carta a su prima

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Indirect Object Pronoun

  • me -to me

  • te -to you

  • le -to he/she/you(formal)

  • nos- to us

  • les-to them/to you (plural)

  • Yo te quiero dar un libro

  • Yo quiero darte un libro

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Indirect Object attached to the Infinitive

  • You can also write the indirect object pronoun after the verb in its infinitive form ( ar-er-ir)

  • En vez de escribirme una carta..

  • Ella quiere traernos café

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Review:

  • Les debemos decir la verdad a ustedes

  • Debemos decirles a Uds. la verdad

  • Yo voy a prestarte una chaqueta

  • Yo te voy a prestar una chaqueta

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Use indirect object pronoun attached to infinitive

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