Infinitive
voli
Forms
Tenses
| Present | volas |
| Past | volis |
| Future | volos |
| Conditional | volus |
| Imperative | volu! |
Participles
| Active past | volinta |
| Active present | volanta |
| Active future | volonta |
| Passive past | volita |
| Passive present | volta |
| Passive future | volota |
Etymology
Borrowed from German wollen, perhaps also Italian volere, Latin volō and French vouloir. See: German, old spelling '
wollen', Italian '
volere', Latin '
volō', French '
vouloir'.
Sample Sentences
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Mi volas novan aŭton sed mi ne povas pagi la koston de ĝi. (I want a new car but I cannot afford it.)
Translations
want, desire