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voler
voler
See also: vołer
Catalan
Verb
voler (first-person singular present vull, past participle volgut)
Conjugation
As prendre except infinitive and 1st person singular present (vull), present subjunctive and imperative with stem vulg-.
Conjugation of voler (second conjugation with velar infix)
| infinitive | voler | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | volent | ||||||
| past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
| singular | volgut | volgut | |||||
| plural | volguts | volgudes | |||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè |
nosaltres nós |
vosaltres vós |
ells/elles vostès |
|
| present | vull | vols | vol | volem | voleu | volen | |
| imperfect | volia | volies | volia | volíem | volíeu | volien | |
| future | voldré | voldràs | voldrà | voldrem | voldreu | voldran | |
| preterite | volguí | volgueres | volgué | volguérem | volguéreu | volgueren | |
| conditional | voldria | voldries | voldria | voldríem | voldríeu | voldrien | |
| subjunctive | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè |
nosaltres nós |
vosaltres vós |
ells/elles vostès |
|
| present | vulgui | vulguis | vulgui | vulguem | vulgueu | vulguin | |
| imperfect | volgués | volguessis | volgués | volguéssim | volguéssiu | volguessin | |
| imperative | — | tu | vostè | nosaltres | vosaltres vós |
vostès | |
| — | vulgues | vulgui | vulguem | vulgueu | vulguin | ||
Noun
voler m (plural volers)
References
- Institut d'Estudis Catalans (1995). Diccionari de la llengua catalana (4th edition). ISBN 84-412-2477-3.
French
Etymology
From Old French, from Latin volāre, present active infinitive of volō.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /vɔ.le/
Verb
voler
- (intransitive) to fly (through the air)
- (transitive) to fly (an aircraft)
- (falconry, transitive) to pursue flying
- (intransitive) To scarper, flee
- (transitive) to steal, rob
Conjugation
Conjugation of voler (see also Appendix:French verbs)
| simple | compound | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | voler | avoir volé | |||||
| gerund | en volant | en ayant volé | |||||
| present participle | volant /vɔ.lɑ̃/ |
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| past participle | volé /vɔ.le/ |
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| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | je (j’) | tu | il | nous | vous | ils | |
| simple tenses |
present | vole /vɔl/ |
voles /vɔl/ |
vole /vɔl/ |
volons /vɔ.lɔ̃/ |
volez /vɔ.le/ |
volent /vɔl/ |
| imperfect | volais /vɔ.lɛ/ |
volais /vɔ.lɛ/ |
volait /vɔ.lɛ/ |
volions /vɔ.ljɔ̃/ |
voliez /vɔ.lje/ |
volaient /vɔ.lɛ/ |
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| past historic1 | volai /vɔ.le/ |
volas /vɔ.la/ |
vola /vɔ.la/ |
volâmes /vɔ.lam/ |
volâtes /vɔ.lat/ |
volèrent /vɔ.lɛʁ/ |
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| future | volerai /vɔl.ʁe/ |
voleras /vɔl.ʁa/ |
volera /vɔl.ʁa/ |
volerons /vɔl.ʁɔ̃/ |
volerez /vɔl.ʁe/ |
voleront /vɔl.ʁɔ̃/ |
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| conditional | volerais /vɔl.ʁɛ/ |
volerais /vɔl.ʁɛ/ |
volerait /vɔl.ʁɛ/ |
volerions /vɔ.lə.ʁjɔ̃/ |
voleriez /vɔ.lə.ʁje/ |
voleraient /vɔl.ʁɛ/ |
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| compound tenses |
present perfect | Use the present tense of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | Use the imperfect tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| past anterior1 | Use the past historic tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| future perfect | Use the future tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| conditional perfect | Use the conditional tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| subjunctive | que je (j’) | que tu | qu’il | que nous | que vous | qu’ils | |
| simple tenses |
present | vole /vɔl/ |
voles /vɔl/ |
vole /vɔl/ |
volions /vɔ.ljɔ̃/ |
voliez /vɔ.lje/ |
volent /vɔl/ |
| imperfect1 |
volasse /vɔ.las/ |
volasses /vɔ.las/ |
volât /vɔ.la/ |
volassions /vɔ.la.sjɔ̃/ |
volassiez /vɔ.la.sje/ |
volassent /vɔ.las/ |
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| compound tenses |
past | Use the present subjunctive tense of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| pluperfect1 | Use the imperfect subjunctive tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| imperative | – | tu | – | nous | vous | – | |
| — | vole /vɔl/ |
— | volons /vɔ.lɔ̃/ |
volez /vɔ.le/ |
— | ||
| 1literary tenses | |||||||
Derived terms
Anagrams
Interlingua
Etymology
From Italian volere, French vouloir.
Verb
voler
- to want
Conjugation
Conjugation of “voler”
| Nominal forms | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | voler | ||
| Present | Perfect | ||
| Participles | volente | volite | |
| Personal forms | |||
| Simple | Perfect | ||
| Active voice | Present | vole | ha volite |
| Past | voleva | habeva volite | |
| Future | volera | habera volite | |
| Conditional | volerea | haberea volite | |
| Imperative | vole | -- | |
| Passive voice | Present | es volite | ha essite volite |
| Past | esseva volite | habeva essite volite | |
| Future | essera volite | habera essite volite | |
| Conditional | esserea volite | haberea essite volite | |
| Imperative | sia volite | -- | |
Norman
Etymology
From Old French, from Latin volō, volāre (“fly”).
Pronunciation
Verb
voler
Derived terms
Occitan
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /buˈɫɛ/
Etymology
From Old Provençal voler, form Vulgar Latin *volēre, from Latin velle, present active infinitive of volō.
Verb
voler
- to want
Conjugation
Conjugation of voler
| infinitive | voler | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | volent | ||||||
| past participle | volgut | ||||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | ieu | tu | el/ela | nosautres nos |
vosautres vos |
eles/elas | |
| present | vòli | vòles | vòl | volèm | volètz | vòlon | |
| imperfect | voliái | voliás | voliá | voliam | voliatz | volián | |
| future | volrai | volràs | volrà | volrem | volretz | volràn | |
| preterite | volguèri | volguères | volguèt | volguèrem | volguèretz | volguèron | |
| conditional | volriái | volriás | volriá | volriam | volriatz | volrián | |
| subjunctive | ieu | tu | el/ela | nosautres nos |
vosautres vos |
eles/elas | |
| present | vòlga | vòlgas | vòlga | volgam | volgatz | vòlgan | |
| imperfect | volguèsse | volguèsses | volguèsse | volguèssem | volguèssetz | volguèsson | |
| imperative | — | tu | — | nosautres | vosautres vos |
— | |
| — | vòlga | — | volgam | volgatz | — | ||
Noun
voler m (plural volers)
Old Provençal
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *volēre, variant of Latin volō, velle.
Verb
voler
- to want, to desire
- c. 1130, Jaufre Rudel, canso:
- Mas so qu'ieu vuelh m'es atahis [...].
- But what I desire is denied to me.
- Mas so qu'ieu vuelh m'es atahis [...].
- c. 1130, Jaufre Rudel, canso: