vouloir — to want, wish, desire; to expect; to think; forms rhetorical questions, perhaps better translated to English by rephrasing with would or should
vouloir is the #50 most common word in French, a verb. It means “to want, wish, desire; to expect; to think; forms rhetorical questions, perhaps better translated to English by rephrasing with would or should” and is pronounced /vu.lwaʁ/.
#50frequency rank
0.16%of everyday French text
Level 1Beginner 1
Forms of vouloir
| Form | What it is | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| vouloir | infinitive | to want |
| voulant | -ing form | wanting |
| voulu | past participle | wanted |
| veux | I · present | I want |
| veux | you · present | you want |
| veut | he/she · present | he/she wants |
| voulons | we · present | we want |
| voulez | you (pl.) · present | you (pl.) want |
| veulent | they · present | they want |
| voulais | I · imperfect | I used to want |
| voulais | you · imperfect | you used to want |
| voulait | he/she · imperfect | he/she used to want |
| voulions | we · imperfect | we used to want |
| vouliez | you (pl.) · imperfect | you (pl.) used to want |
| voulaient | they · imperfect | they used to want |
| voulus | I · past | I wanted |
| voulus | you · past | you wanted |
| voulut | he/she · past | he/she wanted |
| voulûmes | we · past | we wanted |
| voulûtes | you (pl.) · past | you (pl.) wanted |
| voulurent | they · past | they wanted |
| voudrai | I · future | I will want |
| voudras | you · future | you will want |
| voudra | he/she · future | he/she will want |
| voudrons | we · future | we will want |
| voudrez | you (pl.) · future | you (pl.) will want |
| voudront | they · future | they will want |
| voudrais | I · conditional | I would want |
| voudrais | you · conditional | you would want |
| voudrait | he/she · conditional | he/she would want |
| voudrions | we · conditional | we would want |
| voudriez | you (pl.) · conditional | you (pl.) would want |
| voudraient | they · conditional | they would want |
| veuille | I · subjunctive present | (that) I want |
| veuilles | you · subjunctive present | (that) you want |
| veuille | he/she · subjunctive present | (that) he/she want |
| voulions | we · subjunctive present | (that) we want |
| vouliez | you (pl.) · subjunctive present | (that) you (pl.) want |
| veuillent | they · subjunctive present | (that) they want |
| voulusse | I · subjunctive imperfect | (if) I wanted |
| voulusses | you · subjunctive imperfect | (if) you wanted |
| voulût | he/she · subjunctive imperfect | (if) he/she wanted |
| voulussions | we · subjunctive imperfect | (if) we wanted |
| voulussiez | you (pl.) · subjunctive imperfect | (if) you (pl.) wanted |
| voulussent | they · subjunctive imperfect | (if) they wanted |
| veux | you · command | want! |
| veuille | you · command | want! |
| voulons | we · command | want! (to several) |