{"id":4879,"date":"2020-02-08T18:20:35","date_gmt":"2020-02-08T18:20:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/wm-spanish2\/chapter\/pronombres-de-objetos-indirectos-y-verbos-como-gustar\/"},"modified":"2024-04-26T03:05:05","modified_gmt":"2024-04-26T03:05:05","slug":"pronombres-de-objetos-indirectos-y-verbos-como-gustar","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/wm-spanish2\/chapter\/pronombres-de-objetos-indirectos-y-verbos-como-gustar\/","title":{"raw":"Pronombres de objetos indirectos y verbos como \"gustar\"","rendered":"Pronombres de objetos indirectos y verbos como &#8220;gustar&#8221;"},"content":{"raw":"<div class=\"textbox learning-objectives\">\r\n<h3>Learning Objectives<\/h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Recognize indirect object pronouns<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Construct sentences with verbs like \u201cgustar\u201d<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<h3>Indirect objects and indirect object pronouns<\/h3>\r\nYou recall from the last unit that the thing that is directly affected by the action of a verb is the verb\u2019s direct object. For example the souvenir (<em>recuerdo<\/em>) in the sentence \u201cCompr\u00e9 un recuerdo en Cuernavaca\u201d (<em>I bought a souvenir in Cuernavaca.<\/em>) is the direct object of the verb \u201ccompr\u00e9\u201d (<em>I bought<\/em>). And if you don\u2019t want to repeat a direct object noun ad nauseam, you can swap in a direct object pronoun, as in the sentence \u201cLo compr\u00e9 en Cuernavaca\u201d (<em>I bought it in Cuernavaca<\/em>).\r\n\r\nBut what if I bought the souvenir <strong>for someone else<\/strong>? The person for whom I bought the gift is not the direct object (I didn\u2019t buy a person!), but is still indirectly affected by the act of purchasing the souvenir. The person or thing to or for whom an action is done is the <strong>indirect object<\/strong> of the verb. Indirect objects are used frequently with verbs of giving or transferring (a thing <strong>to or for someone<\/strong>), and with verbs of communicating (a message <strong>for someone<\/strong>). Here\u2019s the list of<strong> indirect object pronouns<\/strong>:\r\n<table>\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"width: 305.174px;\">person<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 280.729px;\">pronoun<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"width: 305.174px;\">1a sing.<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 280.729px;\"><strong>me<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"width: 305.174px;\">2a sing.<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 280.729px;\"><strong>te<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"width: 305.174px;\">3a sing.<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 280.729px;\"><strong>le<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"width: 305.174px;\">1a plur.<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 280.729px;\"><strong>nos<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"width: 305.174px;\">2a plur. (Spain only)<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 280.729px;\"><strong>os<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"width: 305.174px;\">3a plur.<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 280.729px;\"><strong>les<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><strong><span class=\"translation\" title=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/course-building.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/Spanish\/in-text_audio\/U18\/le_compre_un_recuerdo_para_mi_mama.mp3\" target=\"audio\"><img style=\"vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4100\/2019\/03\/22171914\/play.png\" alt=\"Play Audio\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/span>Le<\/strong> compr\u00e9 un recuerdo a mi mam\u00e1. (<em>I bought a souvenir for my mom<\/em>.)\r\n<b><i><\/i><\/b>Note: \u201cun recuerdo\u201d is the direct object, and \u201cle\u201d \/ \u201cmi mam\u00e1\u201d is the indirect object.<\/li>\r\n \t<li><strong><span class=\"translation\" title=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/course-building.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/Spanish\/in-text_audio\/U18\/te_dije_la_fecha_y_la_hora_de_mi_vuelo.mp3\" target=\"audio\"><img style=\"vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4100\/2019\/03\/22171914\/play.png\" alt=\"Play Audio\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/span>Te<\/strong> dije la fecha y la hora de mi vuelo. (<em>I told you the date and time of my flight.)<\/em>\r\n<i><\/i>Note: \u201cla fecha y la hora de mi vuelo\u201d is the direct object, and \u201cte\u201d is the indirect object.<\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span class=\"translation\" title=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/course-building.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/Spanish\/in-text_audio\/U18\/el_recepcionista_les_dijo_la_contrasena_del_wifi_a_los_turistas.mp3\" target=\"audio\"><img style=\"vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4100\/2019\/03\/22171914\/play.png\" alt=\"Play Audio\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/span>El recepcionista <strong>les<\/strong> dijo la contrase\u00f1a del wifi a los turistas. (<em>The receptionist told the wifi password to the tourists.<\/em>)\r\nNote: \u201cla contrase\u00f1a del wifi\u201d is the direct object, and \u201cles\u201d \/ \u201clos turistas\u201d is the indirect object.<\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-size: 1em;\"><span class=\"translation\" title=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/course-building.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/Spanish\/in-text_audio\/U18\/el_conserje_va_a_pedirle_un_taxi_para_la_senora.mp3\" target=\"audio\"><img style=\"vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4100\/2019\/03\/22171914\/play.png\" alt=\"Play Audio\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/span>El conserje va a pedir<strong>le<\/strong> un taxi a la se\u00f1ora. (<em>The concierge will call a taxi for the lady.<\/em>)\r\nNote: \u201cun taxi\u201d is the direct object, and \u201cle\u201d \/ \u201cla se\u00f1ora\u201d is the indirect object.\r\n<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h3>Indirect object pronoun placement<\/h3>\r\nIndirect object pronouns follow the same placement rules as the reflexive pronouns and the direct object pronouns that you have learned so far: the basic position is right in front of the conjugated verb. But the indirect object pronoun can be attached to the end of an infinitive or a gerund.\r\n<h3>Indirect object pronoun redundancy<\/h3>\r\nYou may have noticed in the examples above that the indirect object pronoun is used in the sentence even when the indirect object noun is present (always as part of a prepositional phrase, since the verb is being done \u201cfor\u201d or \u201cto\u201d someone). The pronoun is required in Spanish whereas the prepositional phrase is there for clarification.\r\n<h3>\u201cGustar\u201d and similar verbs<\/h3>\r\nDid you recognize the indirect object pronouns? You learned them with the verb \"gustar\" back in Spanish 1. Remember that \u201cMe gusta\u201d does <strong>not<\/strong> mean \u201cI like it\u201d, but rather \u201cIt pleases me\u201d or \u201cIt gives me pleasure\u201d: \u201cme\u201d is the indirect object of the sentence and the pleasure is the unstated direct object, what is being given. There are actually quite a few verbs in Spanish like \"gustar\", which use indirect object pronouns to express the person who is being affected by some kind of emotional, physical or situational state. Here are the six most important ones that you should know how to use:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Doler<\/strong> (<em>to be painful to someone, to hurt<\/em>)\r\n<span class=\"translation\" title=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/course-building.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/Spanish\/in-text_audio\/U18\/me_duelen_los_oidos_durante_los_vuelos.mp3\" target=\"audio\"><img style=\"vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4100\/2019\/03\/22171914\/play.png\" alt=\"Play Audio\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/span>Me duelen los o\u00eddos durante los vuelos. (<em>My ears hurt (me) during flights.<\/em>)\r\nNote: \u201cLos o\u00eddos\u201d are the subject of the verb; \u201cme\u201d is the indirect object.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Encantar<\/strong> (<em>to be enchanting to someone, to love\/adore<\/em>)\r\n<span class=\"translation\" title=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/course-building.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/Spanish\/in-text_audio\/U18\/les_encanta_el_tren_a_los_turistas.mp3\" target=\"audio\"><img style=\"vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4100\/2019\/03\/22171914\/play.png\" alt=\"Play Audio\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/span>Les encanta el tren a los turistas. (<em>The tourists love the train \/ the train is enchanting to the tourists.<\/em>)\r\nNote: \u201cEl tren\u201d is the subject of the verb; \u201cles\u201d\/\u201dlos turistas\u201d are the indirect objects.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Faltar<\/strong> (<em>to be lacking or missing from someone, to need, to have left<\/em>)\r\n<span class=\"translation\" title=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/course-building.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/Spanish\/in-text_audio\/U18\/nos_falta_una_hora_de_viaje_antes_de_llegar.mp3\" target=\"audio\"><img style=\"vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4100\/2019\/03\/22171914\/play.png\" alt=\"Play Audio\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/span>Nos falta una hora de viaje antes de llegar. (<em>We have another hour of travel before arriving.<\/em>)\r\nNote: \u201cUna hora\u201d is the subject of the verb; \u201cnos\u201d is the indirect object.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Gustar<\/strong> (<em>to be pleasing to someone, to like<\/em>)\r\n<span class=\"translation\" title=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/course-building.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/Spanish\/in-text_audio\/U18\/te_gusta_viajar.mp3\" target=\"audio\"><img style=\"vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4100\/2019\/03\/22171914\/play.png\" alt=\"Play Audio\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/span>\u00bfTe gusta viajar? (<em>Do you like to travel? \/ Is travelling pleasing to you?<\/em>)\r\nNote: \u201cViajar\u201d is the subject of the verb; \u201cte\u201d is the indirect object.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Importar<\/strong> (<em>to be important to someone, to care about<\/em>)\r\n<span class=\"translation\" title=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/course-building.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/Spanish\/in-text_audio\/U18\/a_mi_hermana_le_importa_el_turismo_sostenible.mp3\" target=\"audio\"><img style=\"vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4100\/2019\/03\/22171914\/play.png\" alt=\"Play Audio\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/span>A mi hermana le importa el turismo sostenible. (<em>Sustainable tourism is important to my sister \/ My sister cares about sustainable tourism.<\/em>)\r\nNote: \u201cEl turismo sostenible\u201d is the subject of the verb; \u201cmi hermana\u201d\/\u201dle\u201d is the indirect object.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Molestar<\/strong> (<em>to be irritating to someone, to bother<\/em>)\r\n<span class=\"translation\" title=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/course-building.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/Spanish\/in-text_audio\/U18\/las_personas_impacientes_y_maleducadas_me_molestan_mucho_en_el_aeropuerto.mp3\" target=\"audio\"><img style=\"vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4100\/2019\/03\/22171914\/play.png\" alt=\"Play Audio\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/span>Las personas impacientes y maleducadas me molestan mucho en el aeropuerto. (<em>Impatient and rude people bother me a lot in the airport \/ are irritating to me.<\/em>)\r\nNote: \u201cLas personas\u201d are the subjects of the verb; \u201cme\u201d is the indirect object.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nIf you want to expand your vocabulary, here are some more verbs that use indirect objects in the same way: <em>aburrir<\/em> (to be\/seem boring to someone), <em>agradar<\/em> (to be pleasing to someone), <em>bastar<\/em> (to be enough for someone), <em>disgustar<\/em> (to be offensive\/upsetting to someone), <em>enojar<\/em> (to make someone angry), <em>fascinar<\/em> (to fascinate someone),<em> hacer falta<\/em> (to be lacking to someone), <em>interesar<\/em> (to be interesting to someone), <em>parecer<\/em> (to seem to someone), <em>picar<\/em> (to itch, make someone feel itchy), <em>placer<\/em> (to please or satisfy someone), <em>preocupar<\/em> (to worry someone), <em>quedar<\/em> (to remain to someone).","rendered":"<div class=\"textbox learning-objectives\">\n<h3>Learning Objectives<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Recognize indirect object pronouns<\/li>\n<li>Construct sentences with verbs like \u201cgustar\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<h3>Indirect objects and indirect object pronouns<\/h3>\n<p>You recall from the last unit that the thing that is directly affected by the action of a verb is the verb\u2019s direct object. For example the souvenir (<em>recuerdo<\/em>) in the sentence \u201cCompr\u00e9 un recuerdo en Cuernavaca\u201d (<em>I bought a souvenir in Cuernavaca.<\/em>) is the direct object of the verb \u201ccompr\u00e9\u201d (<em>I bought<\/em>). And if you don\u2019t want to repeat a direct object noun ad nauseam, you can swap in a direct object pronoun, as in the sentence \u201cLo compr\u00e9 en Cuernavaca\u201d (<em>I bought it in Cuernavaca<\/em>).<\/p>\n<p>But what if I bought the souvenir <strong>for someone else<\/strong>? The person for whom I bought the gift is not the direct object (I didn\u2019t buy a person!), but is still indirectly affected by the act of purchasing the souvenir. The person or thing to or for whom an action is done is the <strong>indirect object<\/strong> of the verb. Indirect objects are used frequently with verbs of giving or transferring (a thing <strong>to or for someone<\/strong>), and with verbs of communicating (a message <strong>for someone<\/strong>). Here\u2019s the list of<strong> indirect object pronouns<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 305.174px;\">person<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 280.729px;\">pronoun<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 305.174px;\">1a sing.<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 280.729px;\"><strong>me<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 305.174px;\">2a sing.<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 280.729px;\"><strong>te<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 305.174px;\">3a sing.<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 280.729px;\"><strong>le<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 305.174px;\">1a plur.<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 280.729px;\"><strong>nos<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 305.174px;\">2a plur. (Spain only)<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 280.729px;\"><strong>os<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 305.174px;\">3a plur.<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 280.729px;\"><strong>les<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><span class=\"translation\" title=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/course-building.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/Spanish\/in-text_audio\/U18\/le_compre_un_recuerdo_para_mi_mama.mp3\" target=\"audio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4100\/2019\/03\/22171914\/play.png\" alt=\"Play Audio\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/span>Le<\/strong> compr\u00e9 un recuerdo a mi mam\u00e1. (<em>I bought a souvenir for my mom<\/em>.)<br \/>\n<b><i><\/i><\/b>Note: \u201cun recuerdo\u201d is the direct object, and \u201cle\u201d \/ \u201cmi mam\u00e1\u201d is the indirect object.<\/li>\n<li><strong><span class=\"translation\" title=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/course-building.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/Spanish\/in-text_audio\/U18\/te_dije_la_fecha_y_la_hora_de_mi_vuelo.mp3\" target=\"audio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4100\/2019\/03\/22171914\/play.png\" alt=\"Play Audio\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/span>Te<\/strong> dije la fecha y la hora de mi vuelo. (<em>I told you the date and time of my flight.)<\/em><br \/>\n<i><\/i>Note: \u201cla fecha y la hora de mi vuelo\u201d is the direct object, and \u201cte\u201d is the indirect object.<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span class=\"translation\" title=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/course-building.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/Spanish\/in-text_audio\/U18\/el_recepcionista_les_dijo_la_contrasena_del_wifi_a_los_turistas.mp3\" target=\"audio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4100\/2019\/03\/22171914\/play.png\" alt=\"Play Audio\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/span>El recepcionista <strong>les<\/strong> dijo la contrase\u00f1a del wifi a los turistas. (<em>The receptionist told the wifi password to the tourists.<\/em>)<br \/>\nNote: \u201cla contrase\u00f1a del wifi\u201d is the direct object, and \u201cles\u201d \/ \u201clos turistas\u201d is the indirect object.<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-size: 1em;\"><span class=\"translation\" title=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/course-building.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/Spanish\/in-text_audio\/U18\/el_conserje_va_a_pedirle_un_taxi_para_la_senora.mp3\" target=\"audio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4100\/2019\/03\/22171914\/play.png\" alt=\"Play Audio\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/span>El conserje va a pedir<strong>le<\/strong> un taxi a la se\u00f1ora. (<em>The concierge will call a taxi for the lady.<\/em>)<br \/>\nNote: \u201cun taxi\u201d is the direct object, and \u201cle\u201d \/ \u201cla se\u00f1ora\u201d is the indirect object.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Indirect object pronoun placement<\/h3>\n<p>Indirect object pronouns follow the same placement rules as the reflexive pronouns and the direct object pronouns that you have learned so far: the basic position is right in front of the conjugated verb. But the indirect object pronoun can be attached to the end of an infinitive or a gerund.<\/p>\n<h3>Indirect object pronoun redundancy<\/h3>\n<p>You may have noticed in the examples above that the indirect object pronoun is used in the sentence even when the indirect object noun is present (always as part of a prepositional phrase, since the verb is being done \u201cfor\u201d or \u201cto\u201d someone). The pronoun is required in Spanish whereas the prepositional phrase is there for clarification.<\/p>\n<h3>\u201cGustar\u201d and similar verbs<\/h3>\n<p>Did you recognize the indirect object pronouns? You learned them with the verb &#8220;gustar&#8221; back in Spanish 1. Remember that \u201cMe gusta\u201d does <strong>not<\/strong> mean \u201cI like it\u201d, but rather \u201cIt pleases me\u201d or \u201cIt gives me pleasure\u201d: \u201cme\u201d is the indirect object of the sentence and the pleasure is the unstated direct object, what is being given. There are actually quite a few verbs in Spanish like &#8220;gustar&#8221;, which use indirect object pronouns to express the person who is being affected by some kind of emotional, physical or situational state. Here are the six most important ones that you should know how to use:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Doler<\/strong> (<em>to be painful to someone, to hurt<\/em>)<br \/>\n<span class=\"translation\" title=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/course-building.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/Spanish\/in-text_audio\/U18\/me_duelen_los_oidos_durante_los_vuelos.mp3\" target=\"audio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4100\/2019\/03\/22171914\/play.png\" alt=\"Play Audio\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/span>Me duelen los o\u00eddos durante los vuelos. (<em>My ears hurt (me) during flights.<\/em>)<br \/>\nNote: \u201cLos o\u00eddos\u201d are the subject of the verb; \u201cme\u201d is the indirect object.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Encantar<\/strong> (<em>to be enchanting to someone, to love\/adore<\/em>)<br \/>\n<span class=\"translation\" title=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/course-building.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/Spanish\/in-text_audio\/U18\/les_encanta_el_tren_a_los_turistas.mp3\" target=\"audio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4100\/2019\/03\/22171914\/play.png\" alt=\"Play Audio\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/span>Les encanta el tren a los turistas. (<em>The tourists love the train \/ the train is enchanting to the tourists.<\/em>)<br \/>\nNote: \u201cEl tren\u201d is the subject of the verb; \u201cles\u201d\/\u201dlos turistas\u201d are the indirect objects.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Faltar<\/strong> (<em>to be lacking or missing from someone, to need, to have left<\/em>)<br \/>\n<span class=\"translation\" title=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/course-building.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/Spanish\/in-text_audio\/U18\/nos_falta_una_hora_de_viaje_antes_de_llegar.mp3\" target=\"audio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4100\/2019\/03\/22171914\/play.png\" alt=\"Play Audio\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/span>Nos falta una hora de viaje antes de llegar. (<em>We have another hour of travel before arriving.<\/em>)<br \/>\nNote: \u201cUna hora\u201d is the subject of the verb; \u201cnos\u201d is the indirect object.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Gustar<\/strong> (<em>to be pleasing to someone, to like<\/em>)<br \/>\n<span class=\"translation\" title=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/course-building.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/Spanish\/in-text_audio\/U18\/te_gusta_viajar.mp3\" target=\"audio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4100\/2019\/03\/22171914\/play.png\" alt=\"Play Audio\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/span>\u00bfTe gusta viajar? (<em>Do you like to travel? \/ Is travelling pleasing to you?<\/em>)<br \/>\nNote: \u201cViajar\u201d is the subject of the verb; \u201cte\u201d is the indirect object.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Importar<\/strong> (<em>to be important to someone, to care about<\/em>)<br \/>\n<span class=\"translation\" title=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/course-building.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/Spanish\/in-text_audio\/U18\/a_mi_hermana_le_importa_el_turismo_sostenible.mp3\" target=\"audio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4100\/2019\/03\/22171914\/play.png\" alt=\"Play Audio\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/span>A mi hermana le importa el turismo sostenible. (<em>Sustainable tourism is important to my sister \/ My sister cares about sustainable tourism.<\/em>)<br \/>\nNote: \u201cEl turismo sostenible\u201d is the subject of the verb; \u201cmi hermana\u201d\/\u201dle\u201d is the indirect object.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Molestar<\/strong> (<em>to be irritating to someone, to bother<\/em>)<br \/>\n<span class=\"translation\" title=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/course-building.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/Spanish\/in-text_audio\/U18\/las_personas_impacientes_y_maleducadas_me_molestan_mucho_en_el_aeropuerto.mp3\" target=\"audio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4100\/2019\/03\/22171914\/play.png\" alt=\"Play Audio\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/span>Las personas impacientes y maleducadas me molestan mucho en el aeropuerto. 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