{"id":11784,"date":"2016-06-03T09:00:19","date_gmt":"2016-06-03T07:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/italian\/?p=11784"},"modified":"2016-06-02T21:41:03","modified_gmt":"2016-06-02T19:41:03","slug":"i-want-to-study-italian","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/italian\/i-want-to-study-italian\/","title":{"rendered":"I Want To Study Italian"},"content":{"rendered":"

Here’s the penultimate article in my series on modal verbs. Today we’ll be taking a look at <\/span>volere<\/b><\/span> (to want) <\/span>exploring its conjugations through practical examples of its usage<\/span>. Here are the links to my previous articles in this series:<\/span><\/p>\n

I Could Study Italian<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

I Could Have Studied Italian<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

I Must Study Italian<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

I Should Have Studied Italian<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Indicativo Presente<\/strong> (present indicative):<\/span>
\nio voglio, tu vuoi, lui vuole, noi vogliamo, voi volete, loro vogliono<\/span><\/strong>
\nExamples:
\nvoglio<\/span> studiare l’italiano<\/strong> = I want to study Italian
\nMario vuole<\/span> che gli telefoni stasera<\/strong> = Mario wants you (singular)<\/em> to phone him this evening
\nMario e Lucia vogliono<\/span> che il figlio vada all’universit\u00e0<\/strong> = Mario and Lucia want their son to go to university<\/p>\n

Indicativo Futuro<\/strong> (future indicative):<\/span>
\nio vorr\u00f2, tu vorrai, lui vorr\u00e0, noi vorremo, voi vorrete, loro vorranno<\/span><\/strong>
\nExamples:
\nquando vorr\u00f2<\/span> andare te lo far\u00f2 sapere<\/strong> = when I want to go I’ll let you know
\nchiss\u00e0 se qualcuno vorr\u00e0<\/span> aiutarci<\/strong> = who knows if someone will want to help us
\ncoloro che vorranno<\/span> partecipare alla gara potranno iscriversi sull’internet<\/strong> = those who want to take part in the race will be able to enrol on the internet<\/p>\n

To find out more about the future indicative see this post: Indicativo Futuro<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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La settimana scorsa volevamo andare a visitare Assisi, ma Angelo \u00e8 stato male. Photo: Wikipedia
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Indicativo Imperfetto<\/strong> (imperfect indicative):<\/span>
\nio volevo, tu volevi, lui voleva, noi volevamo, voi volevate, loro volevano<\/strong><\/span>
\nExamples:
\n“Buongiorno, volevo<\/span> sapere a che ora \u00e8 il prossimo treno per Firenze”<\/strong> = “Good morning, I’d like to know what time the next train to Florence leaves”
\nda bambina volevo<\/span> fare la maestra<\/strong> = when I was a child I wanted to be a teacher
\nla settimana scorsa volevamo<\/span> andare a visitare Assisi, ma Angelo \u00e8 stato male<\/strong> = last week we wanted to go and visit Assisi, but Angelo was unwell
\nN.B. the verb volere<\/strong> is often used in the imperfect tense instead of the conditional. E.g “Buongiorno, volevo sapere …”<\/strong> (literally I was wanting to know)<\/em> instead of “Buongiorno, vorrei sapere …” <\/strong>(literally: I would want\/like to know)<\/em><\/p>\n

To find out more about the imperfect indicative see this post: Indicativo Imperfetto<\/strong><\/a> <\/span><\/p>\n

Condizionale<\/span> Presente<\/span><\/strong> (<\/span>present conditional<\/span>):<\/span><\/span>
\nio vorrei, tu vorresti, lui vorrebbe, noi vorremmo, voi vorreste, loro vorrebbero<\/span><\/strong>
\nExamples:
\nvorrei<\/span> sentire la tua opinione<\/strong> = I would like to hear your opinion
\nLucia vorrebbe<\/span> venire a trovarci questo fine settimana<\/strong> = Lucia would like to come and see us this weekend. N.B.<\/strong> this is a case in which you could also use the imperfect indicative, i.e.: Lucia voleva<\/span> venire a trovarci questo fine settimana<\/strong>
\nvorremmo<\/span> andare a Volterra la settimana prossima<\/strong> = we would like to go to Volterra next week<\/p>\n

To find out more about the present conditional see this post: Condizionale Presente<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\"Litorale<\/a>

Pensi che vogliano venire anche loro al mare?<\/em><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

Congiuntivo Presente<\/strong> (present subjunctive):<\/span>
\nio voglia, tu voglia, lui voglia, noi vogliamo, voi vogliate, loro vogliano<\/strong><\/span>
\nExamples:
\nnon credo che Mario voglia<\/span> incontrarci al bar<\/strong> = I don’t believe that Mario wants to meet with us at the bar
\nqui c’\u00e8 anche un bollitore elettrico in caso vogliate<\/span> farvi una tazza di t\u00e8<\/strong> = there’s also an electric kettle\u00a0here in case you may want to make a cup of tea
\npensi che vogliano<\/span> venire anche loro al mare?<\/strong> = do you think that they would like to come to the sea too?<\/p>\n

To find out more about the present subjunctive see this post: Congiuntivo Presente<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Congiuntivo Imperfetto<\/strong> (imperfect subjunctive):<\/span>
\nio volessi, tu volessi, lui volesse, noi volessimo, voi voleste, loro volessero<\/span><\/strong>
\nExamples:
\nnon avrei mai immaginato che tu volessi<\/span> andare in Groenlandia per le vacanze<\/strong> = I’d have never imagined that you wanted to go to Greenland for your holidays
\nse Anna volesse<\/span> vedere il film potrebbe venire con noi <\/strong>= if Anna wanted to see the film she could come with us
\npensavamo che voleste<\/span> venire al mare con noi<\/strong> = we thought you (plural)<\/em> wanted to come to the beach with us<\/p>\n

To find out more about the imperfect subjunctive see this post: Congiuntivo Imperfetto<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Next time I’ll be looking at the conjugation and use of volere<\/strong> when used with the auxiliary verbs essere<\/strong> (to be) and avere<\/strong> (to have).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

Here’s the penultimate article in my series on modal verbs. Today we’ll be taking a look at volere (to want) exploring its conjugations through practical examples of its usage. Here are the links to my previous articles in this series: I Could Study Italian I Could Have Studied Italian I Must Study Italian I Should…<\/p>\n

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