How to use 'piacere'
I would like an explanation about how to correctly use 'piacere' as a verb.
It seems so far away from the English syntax.
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How to use 'piacere'
I would like an explanation about how to correctly use 'piacere' as a verb.
It seems so far away from the English syntax.
Hi Cindy! You are right, "piacere" doesn't work like the verb "like" (sorry for the pun :), but it works more like the verb "appeal" does in English.
As an example, take the following sentence: "Apples appeal to me". "Apples" is the subject and "to me" is the indirect object. The verb is set accordingly to the subject, I mean, if there were a singular noun the sentence would have been "The apple appeals to me". In Italian it works the same way, although generally you will find the subject placed at the end of the phrase and the indirect object expressed first: "Mi piacciono le mele" (even writing "Le mele mi piacciono" is ok, even though the two sentences have some nuances in meaning - for now, use the first construction).
Hope it helps!
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