Can you use 好き about someone else's feelings?


I'm aware that one can't normally talk directly about others' feelings in
Japanese i.e.:

> 母はすしを食べたい *  
>  母が寒い *

should be something like

> 母はすしを食べたがっています  
>  母が寒そうだ

Does this apply to 好き? 「母はすしが好きです。」sounds OK to me but I'm not sure.




母はすしが好きです is perfectly fine.

食べたがる and 寒そう are describing one's temporary appearance. You can think ～がる is
like "showing signs of ～". On the other hand, ～が好き is a simple fact rather
than a temporary "sign".




母はすしが好きです is perfectly fine.

食べたがる and 寒そう are describing one's temporary appearance. You can think ～がる is
like "showing signs of ～". On the other hand, ～が好き is a simple fact rather
than a temporary "sign".

