Using piacere (to like) in reference to people
Reminder: the verb piacere (to like) has an unusual construction: indirect object pronoun Pronomi CI + piace/piacciono + the thing that is liked.
Mi piace Roma.
I like Rome (literally, “Rome is pleasing to me”).
To say that someone likes someone else, the structure is slightly different:
- Piacere (to like) is conjugated so that it agrees with the grammatical subject, which is always the person who is liked.
Tu mi piaci.
I like you (literally “You are pleasing to me”).
Lei gli piace. (a lui)
He likes her (literally “She is pleasing to him”).
- Note that the subject can come before or after the verb.
Lui mi piace.
I like him.
Mi piace lui.
I like him.
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