Gustare in English means to relish, to taste or to enjoy.
In English, we use the word ‘like’ to express liking towards a particular object. For Example: I like this pen.
Another word in Italian that means ‘to like’ is ‘piacere’ or ‘gradire’.
In Italian ‘Con questo raffreddore non riesco a gustare nulla.’ Would translate to ’I can't taste anything with this cold.’ I English
Present Tense:
| Io | gusto |
| Tu | gusti |
| lui, lei, Lei | gusta |
| noi | gustiamo |
| voi | gustate |
| loro, Loro | gustano |
Imperfect Tense:
| Io | gustavo |
| Tu | gustavi |
| lui, lei, Lei | gustava |
| noi | gustavamo |
| voi | gustavate |
| loro, Loro | gustavano |
Some examples where there are slight exceptions are:
look like a million : avere un aspetto magnifico
look like sb: assomigliare a qualcuno, sembrare qualcuno
make like : far piacere
make like you are : fare come se tu fossi
not feel like : non sentirsela
not look like : non assomigliare a