Translation
to want
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Examples
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I want to speak with you.
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What do you want?
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She did not want to come.
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We want you to come.
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He would like to see the truth.
When the wanter and the doer are the same person, simply takes an infinitive: . When they differ, you need and the -u form: , , literally I want that you go. Note rather than - the thing wanted is an object, so it carries -n. The root gives (will) and , the polite please.
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Word family
Words built on voli with Esperanto's affixes. Read each one from its parts.
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This word is taught in chapter 1, lesson 11: voli, plej, nia and 10 more words.