/vø ty/
Translation
do you want?
Word origin
A contraction of veux, the first and second person singular of vouloir ('to want'), and the inverted pronoun tu. Vouloir is from Vulgar Latin volere, from Latin velle ('to wish'); tu is from Latin tu.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- velle
Examples
- ?
Do you want to come to dinner at our place tonight?
- ' ' ?
Would you please explain to me what happened?
'- ? - ?
What do you want? Do you want coffee or tea?
- ?
Would you like a little coffee with your dessert?
- , ' ?
Would you mind closing the window, please?
- est la forme interrogative avec inversion de tu veux (you want). C'est la deuxieme personne du singulier du present de l'indicatif de vouloir en construction interrogative. Veux-tu bien + infinitif formule une demande polie ou exaspere selon le contexte : Veux-tu bien te taire ! (Will you please be quiet!).
Au sens exclamatif, veux-tu peut exprimer l'impatience. Ne veux-tu pas est la forme negative interrogative. Dans un registre soutenu, Que veux-tu ? signifie What do you expect? avec une nuance de resignation.
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