/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
.
I want to learn a new language this year.
.
She would like a room with a sea view.
sucre ?
Do you want sugar in your coffee?
.
They did not want to leave so early.
.
We want to find a bigger house.
Used in
Stories
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Grammar articles
(13)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
French Intermediate Grammar (B1-B2): The Things That Stop You at the Plateau
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
The French Subjunctive After Conjunctions
The French Subjunctive After Doubt, Emotion and Opinion
The French Subjunctive After Necessity and Will
The French Present Subjunctive: How to Form It
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