A jorge y a Miguel gusta comprar refrescos.
A les
B le
C te
D nos
E me
The correct answer and explanation is:
The correct answer is B. le.
In Spanish, the verb “gustar” works differently than in English. Instead of the subject of the sentence being the one who likes something, the subject in the Spanish sentence is the thing that is liked. This means that the indirect object pronoun reflects the person or people who like something, and it corresponds to the person in the sentence who feels the liking.
In this case, the sentence is “A Jorge y a Miguel gusta comprar refrescos,” which means “Jorge and Miguel like to buy sodas.” Here, the phrase “A Jorge y a Miguel” indicates that the action of liking applies to Jorge and Miguel. In this case, you are referring to both Jorge and Miguel, which requires the indirect object pronoun “les.”
The indirect object pronouns in Spanish are:
- me (to me)
- te (to you, informal)
- le (to him, to her, to you formal)
- nos (to us)
- les (to them, to you all)
In this context, “les” is the correct pronoun because it corresponds to “Jorge y Miguel,” meaning “to them.”
If the sentence were referring to a single person, like “A Jorge le gusta comprar refrescos” (Jorge likes to buy sodas), you would use le because it refers to a singular person. But since there are two people involved, the plural form “les” is used.
This construction shows that in Spanish, the emphasis is placed on the thing being liked (the sodas), and the pronoun helps indicate who is experiencing that liking.