"We did not like the chicken."
Translation:Nós não gostamos do frango.
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It is difficult to believe this is not true, even some native Portuguese speakers have told me that "gostar" is always followed by the preposition "de". I'm afraid it is a myth. That said, in all the uses of "gostar" we see in Duolingo it certainly is true (an easy rule to remember among so many complicated ones).
There are some uses of "gostar" that do not need the "de" though. See http://www.recantodasletras.com.br/gramatica/2748443
surely we say "gostar que / gostar quando" - I'd like you... = gostaria que você; I like it when... = gosto quando. I found interesting the link once I was never taught that at school, never heard of that or even seen that in something I've read. I'm sure I'll never use that (I'll sound odd and people won't understand what I mean), but as I said, it's always good to know =)
Thank you Paulo. So, as a native speaker, you think this is just a curiosity then. The reason I brought it up was because I discovered a couple of meanings in the entry for "gostar" in an online dictionary (while I was compiling a list of dictionaries http://www.duolingo.com/comment/594701). They really caught my attention; here they are:
- gostar
- ...
- transitivo direto
- 8 provar, comer, degustar
- Ex.: g. frutos do mar
- transitivo direto
- 9 utilizar (algo prazeroso ou salutar); desfrutar, aproveitar, gozar
- Ex.: g. os prazeres da vida
So I tried to find some examples and came across the link I posted. The link does say those sentences are seldom used.
They are rarely used indeed. In fact, it was told it may show up in a hard test, for example, but up to now I haven't seen that. If i'd say "eu gostei os frutos do mar" everybody would look at me and ask: "what?", they'd probably laugh at me =/. But i'd sound natural by saying "eu degustei os frutos do mar" or "já degustei frutos do mar" (these two latter sentences have different meanings).
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Shouldnt be the present tense here? Despite the fact that there are terms unknown /not learned You have to correct this question