/vulwaʁ/
Translation
to want
Word origin
From Vulgar Latin volere, a reshaping of Classical Latin velle ('to want, to wish'). The same Indo-European root gives English 'will' and 'voluntary'.
- Origin
- Vulgar Latin
- Root
- volere
- English cognates
- voluntary, volition
Grammar
Conjugation
Regular french-irregular conjugation. Pronouns: je, tu, il/elle, nous, vous, ils/elles.
Indicative
| Person | Present | Imperfect | Past historic | Future | Conditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| je | veux | voulais | voulus | voudrai | voudrais |
| tu | veux | voulais | voulus | voudras | voudrais |
| il/elle | veut | voulait | voulut | voudra | voudrait |
| nous | voulons | voulions | voulûmes | voudrons | voudrions |
| vous | voulez | vouliez | voulûtes | voudrez | voudriez |
| ils/elles | veulent | voulaient | voulurent | voudront | voudraient |
Subjunctive
| Person | Present | Imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| je | veuille | voulusse |
| tu | veuilles | voulusses |
| il/elle | veuille | voulût |
| nous | voulions | voulussions |
| vous | vouliez | voulussiez |
| ils/elles | veuillent | voulussent |
Imperative
| Person | Affirmative |
|---|---|
| tu | veuille |
| nous | veuillons |
| vous | veuillez |
Non-finite
- Gerund / present participle
- voulant
- Past participle
- voulu · voulue · voulus · voulues
Examples
cette .
I want to learn a new language this year.
.
She would like a room with a sea view.
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Do you want sugar in your coffee?
.
They did not want to leave so early.
.
We want to find a bigger house.
Where this fits
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Grammar articles
(19)French Grammar Cheatsheet: The Essentials, One Page
French Conditionnel: Polite Requests, Hypothetical 'Would', and the Same Irregular Stems as the Future
Conjugating French -ir Verbs in the Present Tense
French Verb Conjugation: The Complete Rules with Examples
French Future Tense: Futur Proche, Futur Simple, and the Irregular Stems
French Imparfait: One Stem, One Set of Endings, One Irregular
Infinitive or Subjunctive: The French Same-Subject Rule
French Intermediate Grammar (B1-B2): The Things That Stop You at the Plateau
French Irregular Verbs: The Core Set, the -ir Split and the Patterns That Repeat
Passé Composé vs Imparfait: How to Choose Between the Two French Past Tenses
French Passé Composé: avoir or être + Past Participle and the MRS VANDERTRAMP Set
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The French Subjunctive After Conjunctions
The French Subjunctive After Doubt, Emotion and Opinion
The French Subjunctive After Necessity and Will
The French Subjunctive in Relative Clauses
The French Present Subjunctive: How to Form It
Subjunctive or Indicative: How to Choose in French
French Verbs with à, de or Nothing Before an Infinitive
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