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2006-10-08 07:33:43 · 3 answers · asked by hugly 1 in Education & Reference Words & Wordplay

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Gustaria is a Spanish word with Latin derivations. This is a diagram of it in Latin:

gustat -- [root] taste; flavor
ari -- [root] place where (terr-ARI-um)
a -- [suffix] related to

This is its Spanish definition: it's used like gusta (to like) but it's an infinitive:

"Me gustaria salir esta noche" -- I WOULD LIKE TO go out tonight;
"Me gusta salir en la noche" -- I LIKE TO go out at night.

2006-10-08 08:12:07 · answer #1 · answered by Em 5 · 0 1

Em is close, bit it's not an infinitive - it's in what's called conditional tense. The Enlish equivalent uses would as an auxiliary verb.

Spanish doesn't really have a verb meaning "like". They use a different way to say it - using the verb "gustar", which means to please. A Spanish speaker would say "Me gustan dulces." - The literal translation is "Sweets please me." The English eqivalent is "I like sweets."

The diiference when the conditional is used is:

Me gusta ir compras. That's "I like to go shopping."

Me gustartia ir compras, pero no tengo dinero. That's "I would like to go shopping, but I don't have any money."

2006-10-08 18:04:55 · answer #2 · answered by dollhaus 7 · 1 0

me gustaria means I would like - it`s spanish

2006-10-08 14:38:13 · answer #3 · answered by .R 2 · 1 0

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