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Me gusta porque se puede usar hasta los Juegos Olímpicos de Tokio.

解説

> **Me gusta porque se puede usar hasta los Juegos Olímpicos de Tokio.**

This Spanish sentence translates roughly to:
**”I like it because it can be used until the Tokyo Olympic Games.”**

Now let’s analyze it grammatically and semantically, piece by piece:

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### 🧩 1. **Me gusta**
– **”Me”** = indirect object pronoun, meaning “to me”
– **”gusta”** = 3rd person singular form of the verb **gustar**, meaning “to be pleasing”

🔍 **Structure**:
In Spanish, the verb **gustar** doesn’t work like “to like” in English. Instead of saying “I like X,” you say “X is pleasing to me.” So:
– **Me gusta** = “It pleases me” → “I like it”

📝 Note: The subject of **gusta** is whatever is liked (not stated here, but implied from context).

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### 🔗 2. **porque**
– A subordinating conjunction meaning **“because”**
– Introduces a causal clause explaining why the speaker likes it.

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### ⚙️ 3. **se puede usar**
This is a passive or impersonal construction. Let’s break it down:

– **se** = impersonal/passive marker
– **puede** = 3rd person singular of **poder** (to be able to)
– **usar** = infinitive of **to use**

🔍 **Meaning**:
This construction is equivalent to “it can be used” or “one can use it.”
It’s a common way in Spanish to express general or passive actions without specifying who does them.

🧠 Think of it as:
> “It is possible to use (it)” → “It can be used”

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### 🕒 4. **hasta los Juegos Olímpicos de Tokio**
– **hasta** = “until” (temporal preposition)
– **los Juegos Olímpicos** = “the Olympic Games” (plural masculine noun phrase)
– **de Tokio** = “of Tokyo” (specifying which Olympic Games)

🔍 **Meaning**:
This phrase sets a time limit: “until the Tokyo Olympic Games.”

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### 🧠 Full Interpretation
Putting it all together:

> **”Me gusta porque se puede usar hasta los Juegos Olímpicos de Tokio.”**
> “I like it because it can be used until the Tokyo Olympic Games.”

This implies the speaker appreciates the utility or longevity of something—perhaps a product, a pass, or a service—because it remains valid or functional up to a significant future event.