querer — to want; to wish; to desire; to want
querer is the #30 most common word in Portuguese, a verb. It means “to want; to wish; to desire; to want” and is pronounced /keˈɾe(ʁ)/.
#30frequency rank
0.28%of everyday Portuguese text
Level 1Beginner 1
Forms of querer
| Form | What it is | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| quero | I · present | I want |
| quis | I · past | I wanted |
| querido | past participle | wanted |
| querer | infinitive | to want |
| querer | I · infinitive | to want |
| quereres | you · infinitive | to want |
| querer | he/she · infinitive | to want |
| querermos | we · infinitive | to want |
| quererdes | you (pl.) · infinitive | to want |
| quererem | they · infinitive | to want |
| querendo | -ing form | wanting |
| querido | singular · past participle | wanted |
| queridos | plural · past participle | wanted |
| querida | singular · past participle | wanted |
| queridas | plural · past participle | wanted |
| queres | you · present | you want |
| quer | he/she · present | he/she wants |
| queremos | we · present | we want |
| quereis | you (pl.) · present | you (pl.) want |
| querem | they · present | they want |
| queria | I · imperfect | I used to want |
| querias | you · imperfect | you used to want |
| queria | he/she · imperfect | he/she used to want |
| queríamos | we · imperfect | we used to want |
| queríeis | you (pl.) · imperfect | you (pl.) used to want |
| queriam | they · imperfect | they used to want |
| quiseste | you · past | you wanted |
| quis | he/she · past | he/she wanted |
| quisemos | we · past | we wanted |
| quisestes | you (pl.) · past | you (pl.) wanted |
| quiseram | they · past | they wanted |
| quisera | I · past perfect | I had wanted |
| quiseras | you · past perfect | you had wanted |
| quisera | he/she · past perfect | he/she had wanted |
| quiséramos | we · past perfect | we had wanted |
| quiséreis | you (pl.) · past perfect | you (pl.) had wanted |
| quiseram | they · past perfect | they had wanted |
| quererei | I · future | I will want |
| quererás | you · future | you will want |
| quererá | he/she · future | he/she will want |
| quereremos | we · future | we will want |
| querereis | you (pl.) · future | you (pl.) will want |
| quererão | they · future | they will want |
| quereria | I · conditional | I would want |
| quererias | you · conditional | you would want |
| quereria | he/she · conditional | he/she would want |
| quereríamos | we · conditional | we would want |
| quereríeis | you (pl.) · conditional | you (pl.) would want |