"My brother likes soccer."

[Aelise_627]

How do you know when to put el in front of a word when the is not used in the English translation?

[saratkrs]

can I say "se gusta" here? If not, could you please explain why?

[alezzzix]

The verb is not reflexive.

[pat92981]

I thought it was ? me,te,se,nos,le, all work with gustar.

[Danielconcasco]

Not se. Se is a reflexive.

This verb takes indirect objects.

[Dan390241]

Confused to put or not to put el before futbol...

[DutchDanielle]

Por que 'le' gusta?

[spiceyokooko]

You have to translate this sentence as:

le = A mi hermano, translated means = to him, my brother.

So with gustar you have to translate the sentence as:

el fútbol = the football

le gusta = is pleasing to him

to him = A mi hermano = to my brother

Further reading:

https://studyspanish.com/grammar/lessons/gustar

[Jane254678]

This gives an excellent explanation. Thank you.

[DutchDanielle]

Thank you so much for the fast reply

[dogstatue]

Very helpful, spiceyokooko. Thank you!

[Danielconcasco]

When you use an indirect object like this, you must include the "le", even if you include "a mi hermano". It sounds redundant to us, but native speakers insist you need it to sound correct.

[Dutchesse722]

Hier kun je lezen over ❤❤❤ het werkwoord gustar gebruikt wordt (in het Engels): https://forum.duolingo.com/comment/24256505

[mgbryant]

Mi hermano le gusta fútbol

[Koanky215]

When do we use " a mi " and " mi"

[0KyfnlOF]

Why is it el futbol, but al beisbol & baloncesta?

[Jane254678]

I am not sure, but I think that "al" is used if you say "jugar."

[ella0101]

How do you know when to use "A" at the beginning of a sentence