Verb + à someone or something
plaire
à
The constructions
àplaire à quelqu'un
Ce film a beaucoup plu à mes parents.
Do not writeCe film a beaucoup plu mes parents.
Why
Plaire à: the person who likes is the indirect object, and the thing liked is the subject. Ce film me plaît means I like this film. It is the reverse of aimer, where the person is the subject. S'il vous plaît comes from there.
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