Choose the sentence which correctly says "The king doesn't like to smoke."
A. Al rey no le quiere fumar.
B. Al rey no le gusta fumar.
C. El rey no gusta fumar.
D. El rey no quiere fumar.
The verb "to like" which actually means "to be pleasing to" is the verb gustar. It takes the indirect object to say "to whom" something is not pleasing.
B
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The correct sentence that says "The king doesn't like to smoke" is option B: "Al rey no le gusta fumar."
To determine the correct answer, let's analyze the options:
A. "Al rey no le quiere fumar" translates to "The king doesn't want to smoke." This sentence implies that someone else doesn't want the king to smoke, which is not the intended meaning.
B. "Al rey no le gusta fumar" translates to "The king doesn't like to smoke." This sentence accurately conveys that the king has a dislike for smoking.
C. "El rey no gusta fumar" is an incorrect sentence because "gusta" requires an indirect object pronoun such as "le" to mean "to like." Therefore, this option is not grammatically correct.
D. "El rey no quiere fumar" translates to "The king doesn't want to smoke." This sentence implies that the king doesn't have the desire or intention to smoke.
As a result, option B is the correct choice for the sentence "The king doesn't like to smoke."