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querer

Querer is the verb for to want, and can also mean to love or to desire.

The verb querer must be conjugated (changing the form to agree with the subject).

The conjugation for querer is as follows:

Singular   Plural
(yo) quiero I want   (nosotros/as) queremos we want
(tú) quieres you (familiar) want   (vosotros/as) queréis you (familiar) want
(Ud., él, ella) quiere you (polite), he she wants   (Uds., ellos, ellas) quieren you (polite), they want

Querer can be followed by a noun or an infinitive.

The correct form of querer is determined by the subject not by the number of things wanted.

examples

  Ella quiere comer. She wants to eat. Uds. quieren fruta. You want fruit.
  Rosa y Julio quieren leer. Rosa and Julio want to read. ¿Qué quieres? What do you want?
  Sonia y yo queremos alquilar videos. Sonia and I want to rent videos. Quiero las verduras. I want vegetables.
  ¿Qué quieres hacer? What do you want to do? quieres hamburgesa. You want a hamburger.
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