agradar — "to please", not "to like"
M'agrada el cafè literally means "the coffee pleases me". The subject here is the coffee, not "I". That is why the verb agrees with the thing liked: For example: “M'agrada la ciutat” — I like this city. A rule from the Valencian course: worked out on examples, not memorized as a wording.
How it works
M'agrada el cafè literally means "the coffee pleases me". The subject here is the coffee, not "I". That is why the verb agrees with the thing liked:
M'agrada el cafè (one thing) → M'agraden els llibres (many things).
To love a person is a different verb, estimar: "t'estimo" — I love you.
By example
- M'agrada la ciutatI like this city
- M'agraden les tarongesI like oranges
- T'agrada el te?Do you like tea?
How the rule settles in your head
A rule is not memorized from an explanation. It is memorized from an attempt to use it and a mistake — that is why the app delivers it mixed in with words, not as a separate lesson: it resurfaces exactly where you forgot it.
Frequently asked
agradar — "to please", not "to like": how does it work in Valencian?
M'agrada el cafè literally means "the coffee pleases me". The subject here is the coffee, not "I". That is why the verb agrees with the thing liked:
What does it look like in an example sentence Valencian?
“M'agrada la ciutat” — I like this city. A rule is easier to test on sentences like this than to memorize as a wording: what surfaces in conversation is the sentence.