～が好き【～がすき】

The structure ～が好きです is used to express liking or fondness for something or someone. It attaches to nouns or verbs (converted to a nominal form with の or こと) to indicate preference, hobbies, or what someone enjoys.

Note that です in this expression is the polite copula. It can be omitted in casual speech or conjugated (e.g. to the negative form).

Attach の or こと after the plain form of verbs to express that you like an action.

To express that you like something a lot, use 大好き:

For stronger emotions, you can also use とても (very) or いちばん一番きごう]きごう]きごう(ざtheもstmostきごう)つうtoえくすぷれすexpressえmpはしsemphasisきごう: きごう[きごう[えぐざんぷるexample,きごう[きごう[きごう[わたくし私はにっぽんりょうり日本料理がとてもすき好きです。,I really like Japanese food.]] えぐざんぷるexample,きごう[きごう[きごう[わたくし私ははる春がいちばん一番すき好きです。,I like spring the most.]]

Note: When used with people, it can imply romantic affection.

Conjugated forms

• Negative Form: To say you don’t like something, replace です with ではありません or じゃないです (or only じゃない in casual speech).

  さかな魚がすき好きではありません。

  I don’t like fish.

• Question Form: Use 好きですか？ (or 好き？ in casual speech) to ask if someone likes something.

  すぽうつスポーツがすき好きですかきごう？

  Do you like sports?