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Old May 09, 2013, 04:30 AM
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A nadie le gusta/gustan?

Hello,

"Nobody likes all types of food" - A nadie le gustan todos los tipos de comida, OR is it - A nadie le gusta todos los tipos de comida?

Also, does "nadie" take the pronombre "le" or "les" ??
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"Nadie" es singular.
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"Nadie" es singular.

Thanks So in this case: A nadie le gusta todos los tipos de comida ... gustan because of the "los tipos" ?
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Sorry, I didn't think well about your question...

"Nadie" is the indirect object, but the subject is "los tipos de comida", so "a nadie le gustan todos los tipos de comida". The agreement is made with "todos los tipos".
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Sorry, I didn't think well about your question...

"Nadie" is the indirect object, but the subject is "los tipos de comida", so "a nadie le gustan todos los tipos de comida". The agreement is made with "todos los tipos".

Yep Is todos part of the subject too? Todos los tipos de comida- subject
gustan- verbo
le- indirect object
a nadie- indirect object --- ?
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I think so.

This is the entry in Diccionario panhispánico de dudas:

gustar. 1. Cuando significa ‘causar, o sentir, placer o atracción’ es intransitivo y puede construirse de dos formas:
a) El sujeto es la causa del placer o la atracción, y la persona que lo siente se expresa mediante un complemento indirecto: «Vos me gustás mucho» (Rovner Pareja [Arg. 1976]); «Le gustaban la buena música y los buenos libros» (Palou Carne [Esp. 1975]). Esta es la construcción normal en el habla corriente.
b) La persona que siente el placer es el sujeto y aquello que lo causa se expresa mediante un complemento introducido por de: «Gustaba de reunirse con amigos en su casa» (UPietri Oficio [Ven. 1976]). Es construcción documentada sobre todo en la lengua escrita. Debe evitarse la omisión de la preposición de, frecuente cuando el complemento regido es un infinitivo: «Barcelona y Tenerife, dos conjuntos que gustan jugar al ataque» (Vanguardia [Esp.] 22.3.94).
2. Como transitivo significa ‘querer o desear’ y su empleo es escaso fuera de fórmulas de cortesía: «¿Gusta usted una cerveza?» (Victoria Casta [Méx. 1995]); «¿Le molesto si escucho las noticias?Haga como guste» (Plaza Cerrazón [Ur. 1980]).

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