Spanish grammar
Busco un vino que les guste (not found yet) / es un vino que gusta (this one)
Describe something you're looking for but haven't found yet, using busco un/a … que + subjunctive.
From the scene Busco un vino que les guste (I'm looking for a wine they'll like)
In short
Describing something you haven't found yet: que + subjunctive. A specific thing you have: indicative.
Your turn
Which one goes with one that isn't too expensive?
Options: busco un vino que les guste · ¿hay alguno que cueste menos…? · uno que no sea muy caro
Show answer
one that isn't too expensive → uno que no sea muy caro
How it works
When you describe something you haven't found yet — any wine with that quality — the verb after que goes into the subjunctive: busco un vino que les guste.
Good to know
When you talk about a specific thing you have in front of you, use the indicative: este es un vino que le gusta a todo el mundo.
I'm looking for a wine they'll like busco un vino que les guste
one that isn't too expensive uno que no sea muy caro
Your turn
What goes with uno que no sea muy caro?
Options: I'm looking for a wine they'll like · is there one that costs less…? · one that isn't too expensive
Show answer
uno que no sea muy caro → one that isn't too expensive
is there one that costs less…? ¿hay alguno que cueste menos…?
Javi
¿Y hay alguno que cueste menos de diez euros?
And is there one that costs less than ten euros?
Your turn
What fills the gap?
¿Y (blank) de diez euros?
Options: uno que no sea muy caro · hay alguno que cueste menos · busco un vino que les guste
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Javi
¿Y hay alguno que cueste menos de diez euros?
And is there one that costs less than ten euros?
one that tastes of coffee uno que sepa a café
Nuria
Entonces busco uno que sepa a café.
Then I'll look for one that tastes of coffee.
Your turn
What fills the gap?
Entonces busco (blank).
Options: busco un vino que les guste · uno que no sea muy caro · uno que sepa a café
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Nuria
Entonces busco uno que sepa a café.
Then I'll look for one that tastes of coffee.
this is a wine everyone likes (this one) es un vino que le gusta a todo el mundo
Nuria
Este es un vino que le gusta a todo el mundo.
This is a wine that everyone likes.
Your turn
What fills the gap?
Este (blank).
Options: busco un vino que les guste · uno que no sea muy caro · es un vino que le gusta a todo el mundo
Show answer
Nuria
Este es un vino que le gusta a todo el mundo.
This is a wine that everyone likes.
Common mistake
Not gusta or gustar here. Any wine — you haven't found it yet.
Busco un vino de regalo que les guste a tus padres.
I'm looking for a wine as a gift that your parents will like.
Practise it in the story
Meet this rule inside a short animated scene. Answer as it plays, then say the lines yourself.
Practise free in the appSee all forms
| I'm looking for a wine they'll like | busco un vino que les guste |
|---|---|
| one that isn't too expensive | uno que no sea muy caro |
| is there one that costs less…? | ¿hay alguno que cueste menos…? |
| one that tastes of coffee | uno que sepa a café |
| this is a wine everyone likes (this one) | es un vino que le gusta a todo el mundo |
More lines from the story
- NuriaBusco un vino de regalo que les guste a tus padres.I'm looking for a wine as a gift that your parents will like.
- JaviMi papá solo toma vino tinto.My dad only drinks red wine.
- Javi¡Eso! Ella solo toma tinto... de café.Exactly! She only drinks tinto... the coffee kind.