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gefallen (v.i.)
   to like, be pleasing (to)
Principal Parts: gefällt, gefiel, gefallen

Gefällt es dir?
Do you like it?
Diese Bluse gefällt mir.
I like this blouse.
O Tannenbaum, o Tannenbaum!
Du kannst mir sehr gefallen!
O Christmas tree, o Christmas tree
You can please me very much!
("O Tannenbaum" lyrics)
Das gefällt ihm nicht.
He doesn't like that.

Note: Two forms of this verb are used most often in the present tense: gefällt (sing.) and gefallen (pl.)

Related:
an etw Gefallen finden derive pleasure from sth, delight in sth
Das lasse ich mir nicht gefallen. I won't put up with that.
missfallen to not like, be displeasing to
mögen to like

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