Spanish language Q&A Forum

Hola Silvia

Please could you confirm if the following sentence is incorrect. 

Este libro le va a gustar a usted. You are going to like this book.

 Also, is there an alternative word order eg. a usted le va a gustar este libro

Un saludo

Hola Silvia!

Thank you for clarifying this.  I have two further questions:

1.  The sentence: A los hombre les gustó ella - can we place "a" before the word "ella"?

2.  With the verb "encantar" when used to express liking could you give me an example of a sentence where the personal "a" is omitted when it is the subject of the verb and not the direct object.

Thank you!

Good evening

Please confirm if the above "personal "a" is used when referring to pets in the following sentences:

I like my cat.

I like cats

I like my pet

I like pets.

Thank you!

You state that él is a 'subject personal pronoun', but it seems worth mentioning that él is not always the subject, it can be an object or another role. I'm not sure what term is best to describe that... Wiktionary says it's a "subject and disjunctive pronoun (used as a subject and after prepositions)"

Examples where it is not the subject of the sentence:

'Voy a hablar con él.'

'A él le gustan los perros.'