To want in Spanish 🇪🇸

Pronunciation

Normal Speech: keh-RER

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querer info.

To remember the word “querer,” you might think of the English word “quest,” as both indicate a desire for something. “Querer” can also be related to “care,” which in English means to like or to be fond of someone or something, similar to “querer” in a sense.

Other Spanish words that mean similar things to “querer” include “desear” (to desire), “amar” (to love), and “anhelar” (to yearn for).

“Querer” is an infinitive verb in Spanish, meaning it’s the base form of the verb. Here are some conjugations across different tenses:

Present:
– Yo quiero (I want)
– Tú quieres (You want, singular informal)
– Él/Ella/Usted quiere (He/She/You want, singular formal)
– Nosotros/Nosotras queremos (We want)
– Vosotros/Vosotras queréis (You want, plural informal)
– Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes quieren (They/You want, plural formal)

Preterite (Simple past):
– Yo quise (I wanted)
– Tú quisiste (You wanted, singular informal)
– Él/Ella/Usted quiso (He/She/You wanted, singular formal)
– Nosotros/Nosotras quisimos (We wanted)
– Vosotros/Vosotras quisisteis (You wanted, plural informal)
– Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes quisieron (They/You wanted, plural formal)

Imperfect (Past continuous/simple):
– Yo quería (I wanted, was wanting)
– Tú querías (You wanted, were wanting, singular informal)
– Él/Ella/Usted quería (He/She/You wanted, was/were wanting, singular formal)
– Nosotros/Nosotras queríamos (We wanted, were wanting)
– Vosotros/Vosotras queríais (You wanted, were wanting, plural informal)
– Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes querían (They/You wanted, were wanting, plural formal)

Future:
– Yo querré (I will want)
– Tú querrás (You will want, singular informal)
– Él/Ella/Usted querrá (He/She/You will want, singular formal)
– Nosotros/Nosotras querremos (We will want)
– Vosotros/Vosotras querréis (You will want, plural informal)
– Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes querrán (They/You will want, plural formal)

Present subjunctive:
– Yo quiera (I want, subjunctive mood)
– Tú quieras (You want, subjunctive mood, singular informal)
– Él/Ella/Usted quiera (He/She/You want, subjunctive mood, singular formal)
– Nosotros/Nosotras queramos (We want, subjunctive mood)
– Vosotros/Vosotras queráis (You want, subjunctive mood, plural informal)
– Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes quieran (They/You want, subjunctive mood, plural formal)

Examples of sentences using “querer”:
– Present: “Yo quiero aprender español.” (I want to learn Spanish.)
– Preterite: “Ella quiso comprar una casa, pero no tenía suficiente dinero.” (She wanted to buy a house, but didn’t have enough money.)
– Imperfect: “Nosotros queríamos ir al concierto, pero estaba cancelado.” (We wanted to go to the concert, but it was canceled.)
– Future: “Ellos querrán visitarnos el próximo año.” (They will want to visit us next year.)
– Present subjunctive: “Espero que tú quieras venir a la fiesta.” (I hope that you want to come to the party.)

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