Italian edit

Etymology edit

From Vulgar Latin volēre, regularized from Latin velle.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /voˈle.re/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ere
  • Hyphenation: vo‧lé‧re

Verb edit

volére (first-person singular present vòglio, first-person singular past historic vòlli, past participle volùto, first-person singular future vorrò, second-person singular imperative vògli, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive) to want

Usage examples edit

Similarly to dovere, the auxiliary of the verb itself is avere, but it changes according to the auxiliary of the following verb, e.g.:

L'ho voluto mangiare.
I had wanted to eat it.
C'è voluta andare.
She had wanted to go there.

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Noun edit

volere m (plural voleri)

  1. will, wish, desire, want
    Synonym: volontà

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Neapolitan edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Vulgar Latin volēre, regularised from Latin velle.

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

volere

  1. to want

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