SPAN102 Reverse Construction Verbs

Aburrir

To bore

Bastar

To be enough (I’ve had enough of this)

Caer bien/mal

To like/dislike, to (not) be fond of

Costar

To be hard, takes a lot of effort to do

Dar miedo/rabia/angustia etc

To make feel fear/rage/anguish etc

Doler

To hurt/ache

Encantar, fascinar, volver loco

To love, 3 different degrees of gustar basically

Enfadar, enojar, disgustar

To make angry

Alegrar

To make happy

Entusiasmar

To make excited (use in place of “I find this exciting”)

Faltar

To lack, miss

Gustar

To like (literally to be pleasing)

Hacer falta

To need, to long for

Horrorizar

To horrify

Importar

To matter

Interesar

To interest

Molestar

To bother

Obsesionar

To obsess

Parecer + adj/adv

To seem

Quedar bien/mal

To look good/bad (clothes), to make oneself look good/bad

Venir bien/mal

To (not) suit, be (in)convenient for