Russian Word of the Day
хотеть
хо-ТЕть • verb — 15th of Jun, 2026
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Meaning: to want; to desire — used to express a desire for something or to do something
Examples
- Я хочу чашку чая.
(I want a cup of tea.) - Она хочет изучать русский язык.
(She wants to study Russian.) - Мы хотели остаться немного дольше.
(We wanted to stay a little longer.)
Synonyms
- желать
- хотеться
Use хотеть + infinitive to say you want to do something (e.g., я хочу читать). Conjugation is irregular: я хочу, ты хочешь, он/она хочет, мы хотим, вы хотите, они хотят. Past: хотел (masc)/хотела (fem)/хотели (pl). Polite conditional: хотел бы / хотела бы (I would like). There is also the impersonal form 'хочется' meaning 'one feels like'.
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