Can anyone help? It's in 6.5.
Also, e.g. "Jorge me cae mal."
What is the infinitive of "cae" in "Me cae bien"
Esther-L
January 22, 2011
Pascal-P
January 23, 2011
It's from caer, which generally means to fall. Caer can also be used with an indirect object pronoun and bien/mal to suggest like/dislike.
Eg. (El) me cae bien. I like him.
Me cayó mal la comida. I didn't like the food.
Me caigo bien. I like myslelf.
(Caer conjugates irregularly)
Esther-L
January 24, 2011
Thanks for the explanation. But then why is it "Me cayo mal la comida" and nor "Me cae mal la comida?" if the subject is the food and not the person?
Pascal-P
January 24, 2011
You probably just misread it.
In the sentence "Me cayó mal la comida.", cayó is the third person singular (he/her/it) of caer. So iguess a more accurate transation would be "To me, the food suited badly." The subject-verb agreement is correct.
Just to clear things up:
Me cae mal la comida: I don't like the food.
Me cayó mal la comida: I didn't like the food.
I think you were thinking cayó to be the first person singular (me) of the present tense, in which case its caigo. Caer is an irregular verb. I'm sure that if you search "caer conjugation" online you'll find a detailed explanation. ;)
Esther-L
January 24, 2011
Yes, I really should search on line for the conjugations. Muchas Gracias!
Martin-21
March 25, 2012
What PP said. (Pascal P )