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What is the difference between Gefallen and Gefallt?

What is the difference between Gefallen and Gefallt?

Gefällt literally translates as ‘like’ in google translate. However ‘gefallen’, which sounds like it could be another case/conjugation/version of the same word means ‘fell’ for example it’s used in the line ‘bist du von Himmel gefallen?’ , meaning ‘did you fall from heaven?’

How do you use Gefallt in German?

Gefallen is used to talk about looks and other appearances of people or things. Think of the woman that is sitting at the bar… and your friend says this to you… Die Frau da gefällt mir….It doesn’t really work for smells or touch.

  1. I like the smell.
  2. Mir gefällt der Geruch.
  3. Ich mag den Geruch / Der Geruch ist schön. ▶

Was Gefallt a Mir?

The concept of Es gefällt mir is It pleases me. where that which pleases is the subject (es – it) and he who is pleased is the object (mir – me). In a sense, this is the “opposite” of the I like it ​concept, where he who is pleased is the subject and that which pleases is the object.

What is the meaning of Me Gustas Tu?

I like you
“Me Gustas Tú” means “I like you” in Spanish (literally, “You are pleasing to me”).

What Do Me Gustas mean?

I like (it)
Know Your Meme. Me gusta is a Spanish verb phrase that translates to “I like (it).” The me gusta face, as the image is commonly called, is a drawing of a bald, moonlike head with a scrunched-up face, pinched lips, and giant, bloodshot eyes that appear as if they’ve popped out of their sockets.

What is mir in German?

Both “me” and “you” have each two translations in German. “Me” can mean either mich or mir and “you” can mean either dich or dir. The difference between these forms is their grammar case. Mir and dir are DATIVE personal pronouns and mich and dich are ACCUSATIVE personal pronouns.

How do you use mag in German?

“mag” is a conjugation of the verb “mögen” which means “to like smth” as you probably already know. So you use it in the normal SPO-structure: “Ich mag Bananen.” “gern” on the other hand is an adverb and hence used in combination with other verbs to express that you like doing (the action of) that verb.

How do you express likes and dislikes in German?

Or just use haben with any of the four phrases for general likes/dislikes. Ich habe Fussball gern. I like soccer….German Likes and Dislikes.

Ich spiele gern Fussball. I like to play soccer.
Ich spiele am liebsten Tennis. I like to play tennis most of all.
Ich spiele nicht gern Basketball. I don’t like to play Basketball.

What is Schmecken?

Schmecken means exclusively that you like the taste of food and drinks. schmecken refers more to the taste of food or a drink during the moment of or just after eating or drinking it: Das Bier schmeckt mir nicht (I don’t like [the taste of] this beer).