želeti
želeti means "to wish, to want (politer)". It is imperfective.
Present
| Person | Form | Example | Gloss | Translation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | želim | Želim kavo. | I-wish coffee | I would like a coffee. |
| you | želiš | Kaj želiš? | what you-wish | What would you like? |
| he, she, it | želi | Sestra želi govoriti s teboj. | sister wishes to-speak with you | My sister would like to speak with you. |
| we two | želiva | Midva želiva dve kavi. | we-two we-two-wish two coffees | The two of us would like two coffees. |
| you two | želita | Kaj želita? | what you-two-wish | What would you two like? |
| they two | želita | Brat in sestra želita iti domov. | brother and sister they-two-wish to-go home | My brother and sister would like to go home. |
| we | želimo | Želimo račun. | we-wish bill | We would like the bill. |
| you (plural, or formal) | želite | Kaj želite? | what you-all-wish | What would you like? |
| they | želijo | Oni želijo govoriti z vami. | they they-wish to-speak with you-all | They would like to speak with you. |
Past
| Person | Form | Example | Gloss | Translation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | želel sem / želela sem | Želel sem priti. | wished I-am to-come | I wanted to come. |
| you | želel si / želela si | Kaj si želela? | what you-are wished | What did you want? (to a woman) |
| he, she, it | želel je / želela je / želelo je | Brat je želel govoriti z vami. | brother is wished to-speak with you-all | My brother wanted to speak with you. |
| we two | želela sva / želeli sva | Želela sva kavo. | wished we-two-are coffee | The two of us wanted coffee. |
| you two | želela sta / želeli sta | Kaj sta želela? | what you-two-are wished | What did you two want? |
| they two | želela sta / želeli sta / želeli sta | Brat in sestra sta želela iti. | brother and sister they-two-are wished to-go | My brother and sister wanted to go. |
| we | želeli smo / želele smo | Želeli smo pomagati. | wished we-are to-help | We wanted to help. |
| you (plural, or formal) | želeli ste / želele ste | Kaj ste želeli? | what you-all-are wished | What did you want? |
| they | želeli so / želele so / želela so | Oni so želeli govoriti. | they they-are wished to-speak | They wanted to speak. |
Future
| Person | Form | Example | Gloss | Translation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | želel bom / želela bom | Želel bom govoriti. | wished I-will-be to-speak | I will want to speak. |
| you | želel boš / želela boš | Kaj boš želela? | what you-will-be wished | What will you want? (to a woman) |
| he, she, it | želel bo / želela bo / želelo bo | Sestra bo želela kavo. | sister will-be wished coffee | My sister will want a coffee. |
| we two | želela bova / želeli bova | Želela bova iti. | wished we-two-will-be to-go | The two of us will want to go. |
| you two | želela bosta / želeli bosta | Kaj bosta želela? | what you-two-will-be wished | What will you two want? |
| they two | želela bosta / želeli bosta / želeli bosta | Brat in sestra bosta želela jesti. | brother and sister they-two-will-be wished to-eat | My brother and sister will want to eat. |
| we | želeli bomo / želele bomo | Želeli bomo pomagati. | wished we-will-be to-help | We will want to help. |
| you (plural, or formal) | želeli boste / želele boste | Kaj boste želeli? | what you-all-will-be wished | What will you want? |
| they | želeli bodo / želele bodo / želela bodo | Oni bodo želeli govoriti. | they they-will-be wished to-speak | They will want to speak. |
The -l form
| Number | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | želel | želela | želelo |
| dual | želela | želeli | želeli |
| plural | želeli | želele | želela |