wollen — to want; to wish; to desire; to demand; to claim something
wollen is the #59 most common word in German, a verb. It means “to want; to wish; to desire; to demand; to claim something” and is pronounced /ˈvɔlən/.
#59frequency rank
0.17%of everyday German text
Level 1Beginner 1
Forms of wollen
| Form | What it is | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| will | he/she · present | he/she wants |
| wollte | past | wanted |
| gewollt | past participle | wanted |
| haben | auxiliary verb | |
| wollen | infinitive | to want |
| wollend | -ing form | wanting |
| will | I · present | I want |
| wollen | we · present | we want |
| wolle | I · subjunctive I (reported) | (reportedly) I want |
| wollen | we · subjunctive I (reported) | (reportedly) we want |
| willst | you · present | you want |
| wollt | you (pl.) · present | you (pl.) want |
| wollest | you · subjunctive I (reported) | (reportedly) you want |
| wollet | you (pl.) · subjunctive I (reported) | (reportedly) you (pl.) want |
| wollen | they · present | they want |
| wolle | he/she · subjunctive I (reported) | (reportedly) he/she want |
| wollen | they · subjunctive I (reported) | (reportedly) they want |
| wollte | I · past | I wanted |
| wollten | we · past | we wanted |
| wollte | I · subjunctive II (would / if) | I would want |
| wollten | we · subjunctive II (would / if) | we would want |
| wolltest | you · past | you wanted |
| wolltet | you (pl.) · past | you (pl.) wanted |
| wolltest | you · subjunctive II (would / if) | you would want |
| wolltet | you (pl.) · subjunctive II (would / if) | you (pl.) would want |
| wollte | he/she · past | he/she wanted |
| wollten | they · past | they wanted |
| wollte | he/she · subjunctive II (would / if) | he/she would want |
| wollten | they · subjunctive II (would / if) | they would want |