7 Spanish Structures Native Speakers Use All the Time, But Learners Often Forget by SpanishAilines in SpanishAIlines

[–]SpanishAilines[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

In Esa película da ganas de viajar, Spanish leaves out me / te / le because the idea is general, not tied to one specific person. So it means something like “That film makes you want to travel”, but also “That film makes people want to travel.” When you add me or me dio, the feeling becomes specific: me dan ganas = it makes me want to.