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► 形容動詞
好き  [(2)すき]    meaning:  like  rank: 1
☆ は好きながいるが、誘う勇気ない ⇨ He has a girl he likes, but doesn’t have the guts to ask her out
☆ が好きな ⇨ The color I like

好き  [(2)すき]  [大好き]  [coll]    meaning:  love  rank: 1
☆ はおさんが大好きだ (だいすき) ⇨ I love my mom  (☛ In conversation 大好き is used instead of 愛する)
☆ 大好きだ (だいすき) ⇨ I love spicy food  (☛ In conversation 大好き is used instead of 愛する)

好き  [(2)すき]    meaning:  want  rank: 1
☆ 好きなようにすればい ⇨ Do as you wish
☆ 好きなてもいいよ ⇨ You can come visit me whenever you want
☆ 糖尿病で好きなようにべられない ⇨ He cannot eat what he wants because of his diabetes

► 接尾辞
好き  [ずき]    meaning:  like  rank: 3
☆ 女好きだ ⇨ He likes women. He is a womanizer


More examples:
  • は好きなでもじもじして出来なかった ⇨ He was too shy in front of the girl he liked and couldn’t talk
  • 知識をひけらかすのが好きだ ⇨ He likes to show off his knowledge
  • めの御飯が好きだ ⇨ I like rice cooked on the hard side
  • 好き好んで結婚した簡単離婚するものだ ⇨ They divorced quickly even though they had married because they wanted to
  • 遠慮しないで好きなだけさい ⇨ Don’t worry about manners and eat as much as you’d like
  • 彼女に好きだとえたがくあしらわれた ⇨ He told her that he was in love with her, but got brushed off
  • 手料理一番好きだ ⇨ I love mom’s home cooking the best
  • らしいが好きだ ⇨ I like manly men
  • 彼女はお芝居くの好きだ ⇨ She likes to go watch plays (in theaters)
  • スポーツが好きだが、野球は好きではない ⇨ I like sports but don’t like baseball
  • はいかにもが好きそうなじだ ⇨ He definitely looks like someone who loves to drink
  • あいつに好きにさせてやれ ⇨ Let him do what he wants
  • 野球より(も)バスケットのほうが好きだ ⇨ I prefer basketball than baseball
  • いくら子供好きでも一日中子供相手をするのはれる ⇨ Even when you love kids, it is tiring to deal with them all day
  • 彼女子供が好きだ ⇨ She likes children