Modal Verbs: Volere
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Expressing Desires: The Verb Volere
In Italian, volere means ‘to want’. When you want to do an action, you combine volere with an infinitive verb (verbs ending in -are, -ere, or -ire) without any preposition in between!
Conjugation of Volere
- Io voglio (I want)
- Tu vuoi (You want, singular)
- Lui/Lei vuole (He/She wants)
- Noi vogliamo (We want)
- Voi volete (You want, plural)
- Loro vogliono (They want)
Examples
- Voglio dormire. (I want to sleep.)
- Vuoi mangiare una pizza? (Do you want to eat a pizza?)
- Vogliamo viaggiare. (We want to travel.)
Common Mistake
Do not add ‘a’ or ‘di’ between the modal verb and the infinitive. Say voglio mangiare, NOT voglio a mangiare.
Words
volere
to want
Voglio dormire.I want to sleep.
voglio
I want
Voglio un caffe.I want a coffee.
vuoi
you want
Vuoi mangiare?Do you want to eat?
vuole
he/she wants
Lei vuole dormire.She wants to sleep.
vogliamo
we want
Vogliamo viaggiare.We want to travel.
volete
you want (pl.)
Volete uscire?Do you want to go out?
vogliono
they want
Loro vogliono riposare.They want to rest.
dormire
to sleep
Voglio dormire molto.I want to sleep a lot.
mangiare
to eat
Voglio mangiare la pizza.I want to eat pizza.
bere
to drink
Vuoi bere acqua?Do you want to drink water?
uscire
to go out
Vogliamo uscire stasera.We want to go out tonight.
riposare
to rest
Devo riposare.I need to rest.
lavorare
to work
Lui non vuole lavorare.He does not want to work.
comprare
to buy
Voglio comprare il pane.I want to buy bread.
cucinare
to cook
Vuoi cucinare tu?Do you want to cook?
leggere
to read
Voglio leggere un libro.I want to read a book.
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Patterns
Voglio ___.
Expressing what you want to do.
Voglio dormire.I want to sleep.
Vuoi ___?
Asking what someone else wants to do.
Vuoi mangiare?Do you want to eat?
Vogliamo ___.
Stating what we want to do together.
Vogliamo uscire.We want to go out.