Ch 3 · Lesson 16Latin · Chapter 3 · Lesson 16 · Grammar primer
Want, not want, prefer: volo, nolo, malo
, , ; is plus , is plus . All three take an infinitive: , I want to sleep.
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, , is I want. , I do not want, fuses where has vol- (, , ) and puts in front elsewhere ( , ). , I prefer, does the same with mal- and mav-: , , . All three take an infinitive.
volo, nolo and malo
| Person | volo | nolo | malo |
|---|---|---|---|
| | | |
| you | | | |
| he, she, it | | | |
| we | | | |
| you (pl.) | | | |
| they | | | |
is plus , not want. Where starts with vol-, fuses into nol-; in the other three forms it just puts in front. is plus , want more: mal- where has vol-, mav- elsewhere.
.- I want to sleep..- He/she does not want to come..- I would rather walk than stay.
takes for than. And is also the noun force: context settles it, and an infinitive nearby ( , you want to come) means the verb.
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