好き + が

grammar

96 sentences

The na-adjectives 好き ('likable, fond of') and 嫌い ('disliked, hated'), and other adjectives of preference (怖い, 欲しい, 得意, 苦手), take their logical object with the subject marker が, not を — 花が好きだ ('I like flowers'), ニンジンが大嫌いだ ('really hate carrots'). Inside a noun-modifying clause, this が may surface as の (野菜の嫌いな子供 = 野菜が嫌いな子供). Part of the broader adjective-predicate-takes-が pattern.

96 sentences

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Do you like me?

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So basically, you don't like me, do you.

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I'm bad at swimming.

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I work not so much for money but because I like the work itself.

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I fell in love with her the moment I met her.

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I prefer the GP01Fb to the GP02.

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I totally love tennis.

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My father is good at cooking. As for my mother, she's good at eating.

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It looks like she'll refuse to follow his advice — she dislikes him, after all.

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She likes soaking in hot baths.

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She's shy, which makes me like her even more.

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It seems she likes talking about herself.

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She loves playing the koto.

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She's really fond of antiques.

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She's certainly cute, but I don't like her.

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She likes arranging flowers.

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Men really do love a sensual woman.

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What kind of programming languages do you all like?

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I like the simple aspect of her dress.

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That girl absolutely loved climbing trees.

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Mrs. White next door likes reading.

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I like studying wildflowers.

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Some kids don't like vegetables.

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I don't like baseball at all.

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I love watching baseball and football.

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Some students like baseball, others like soccer.

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I much prefer working at night.

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I really love rocks, you know.

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I hate speaking in front of people.

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I've loved adventure since I was a child.