agradar

Etymology
From, from ,.

Verb

 * 1) to like
 * 2) to please

Usage notes

 * Agradar is usually translated as like, but subject and object are reversed from those of to like. That is, the subject of agradar is the thing that pleases and the indirect object is the person who likes it. As the object is indirect, a third-person subject is supplemented with the preposition, or substituted by pronouns li/els.


 * T'agrada el menjar? &mdash; Do you like the food?
 * M'agrades molt. &mdash; I like you a lot. (literally to me you like a lot)
 * A la noia li agradaven les flors. &mdash; The girl liked the flowers.

Verb

 * 1) to please, give pleasure, to like

Etymology
From, from <. Compare Catalan and Spanish, French.

Verb

 * 1) to like
 * 2) to please

Usage notes
Agradar is usually translated as like, but subject and object are reversed from those of to like. That is, the subject of agradar is the thing that pleases and the indirect object is the person who likes it. As the object is indirect, a third-person subject is supplemented with the preposition.


 * T'agrada lo manjar? &mdash; Do you like the food?
 * M'agradas. &mdash; I like you.
 * Al dròlle li agradèron los viatges. &mdash; The boy liked the trips.

Compare also French, Italian and Spanish , which are similar.

Etymology
From, from <.

Verb

 * 1)  to please
 * 2) to be nice to, to fuss over
 * 3)  to be pleasing, to please
 * 4) to go down well

Etymology
From, from <. Compare 🇨🇬.

Verb

 * 1) to please, to agree with