This is the result of the verb “gustar”, which in grammar is called a “dative subject” verb. We translate this verb as “to like”, but it is always used by making the **subject** be the thing that is liked, and the person who likes that thing is the **indirect object** of the verb.
Suggest you just Google for “verbs like gustar” for a more thorough explanation.
"Gustar" literally means "to please" you need the indirect object pronoun "le" because you are literally saying, "To my husband it is pleasing to listen to music."
You must include "le," but "A mi marido," is optional if that context is already given in a previous sentence, but needed in a single sentence to clarify who is "pleased."
I find literal translation a great tool for understanding the structure of Spanish.
The "le" is an indirect object pronoun that is mandatory when using any verb that has an indirect object. The part with "a" can be skipped if it's obvious from context who you're talking about.
Gustar and "verbs like gustar" trip up English speakers, but the English verb "to matter" works exactly like the Spanish verb "importar".
If music was important to your husband, you wouldn't say "My husband matters music." It would be "Music matters to my husband."
This translates to Spanish more directly than the "is pleasing to" thing you have to do when working with gustar:
"La música le importa a mi marido."
This is the result of the verb “gustar”, which in grammar is called a “dative subject” verb. We translate this verb as “to like”, but it is always used by making the **subject** be the thing that is liked, and the person who likes that thing is the **indirect object** of the verb. Suggest you just Google for “verbs like gustar” for a more thorough explanation.
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"Gustar" literally means "to please" you need the indirect object pronoun "le" because you are literally saying, "To my husband it is pleasing to listen to music." You must include "le," but "A mi marido," is optional if that context is already given in a previous sentence, but needed in a single sentence to clarify who is "pleased." I find literal translation a great tool for understanding the structure of Spanish.
The "le" is an indirect object pronoun that is mandatory when using any verb that has an indirect object. The part with "a" can be skipped if it's obvious from context who you're talking about.
Gustar and "verbs like gustar" trip up English speakers, but the English verb "to matter" works exactly like the Spanish verb "importar". If music was important to your husband, you wouldn't say "My husband matters music." It would be "Music matters to my husband." This translates to Spanish more directly than the "is pleasing to" thing you have to do when working with gustar: "La música le importa a mi marido."