Before you start
Meet wollen
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
All 6 meanings
- (transitive or intransitive) to want; to wish; to desire; to demand
- (with participle haben/sein) to claim something
- (intransitive with dass) to want [with dass (+ clause) ‘for someone to do something’]
- (auxiliary) to want [with bare infinitive ‘to do something’]
- (auxiliary) to intend, to mean [with bare infinitive ‘to do something’]
- (auxiliary, with inanimate subject) to be about to [with bare infinitive ‘to do something’]
Forms
How wollen changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | will | wollte |
| du | willst | wolltest |
| er/sie/es | will | wollte |
| wir | wollen | wollten |
| ihr | wollt | wolltet |
| Sie | wollen | wollten |
Partizip II gewollt · Perfekt with haben
Three examples
- 1Ich will heute zu Hause bleiben.I want to stay at home today.present main clause
- 2Sie wollte ein Glas Wasser.She wanted a glass of water.Präteritum of a modal verb
- 3Wir gehen, weil du nach Hause willst.We’re leaving because you want to go home.verb at the end after weil