I cannot understand at all what the difference is between the phrases below using plaire. It seems to me both are possible but only one is correct according to Kwiziq:
Ce restaurant nous plait vs Ce restaurant plait a nous
Please forgive the lack of accents
Hi Bob,
Just to add to Maarten's answer -
You cannot say:
Ce restaurant plaît à moi/à toi/à elle /à lui/à nous/à vous/à eux/à elles
You have to say -
You will only use à quelqu'un after plaît if it is a name or a specific person -
Ce restaurant plaît à Céline = Céline likes this restaurant
Ce restaurant plaît à M. Dumas = Mr Dumas likes this restaurant
Ce restaurant plaît à mes sœurs = My sisters like this restaurant
Ce restaurant plaît au directeur = The director likes this restaurant
Ce restaurant plaît à tout le monde = Everyone likes this restaurant
Hope this helps!
The first sentence is grammatically correct. The second is not - ‘à nous’ is wrong. This isn’t an issue with the use of ‘plaire’ specifically but a general grammatical principle in French - direct and indirect object pronouns are placed before the verb. Me/te/nous/vous = Me/you/us/you (French Direct and Indirect Object Pronouns)
Agree with all the answers. But just to mix things up a bit, there are some verbs that work just the other way around: je pense à toi and NOT je te pense.
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