voler
See also: vołer
Catalan
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin volēre, regularized from Latin velle.
Pronunciation
Conjugation
Conjugation of voler (second conjugation with velar infix)
infinitive | voler | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
present participle | volent | ||||||
past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
singular | volgut | volgut | |||||
plural | volguts | volgudes | |||||
person | singular | plural | |||||
first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
indicative | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè |
nosaltres nós |
vosaltres vós |
ells/elles vostès | |
present | vull | vols | vol | volem | voleu | volen | |
imperfect | volia | volies | volia | volíem | volíeu | volien | |
future | voldré | voldràs | voldrà | voldrem | voldreu | voldran | |
preterite | volguí | volgueres | volgué | volguérem | volguéreu | volgueren | |
conditional | voldria | voldries | voldria | voldríem | voldríeu | voldrien | |
subjunctive | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè |
nosaltres nós |
vosaltres vós |
ells/elles vostès | |
present | vulgui | vulguis | vulgui | vulguem | vulgueu | vulguin | |
imperfect | volgués | volguessis | volgués | volguéssim | volguéssiu | volguessin | |
imperative | — | tu | vostè | nosaltres | vosaltres vós |
vostès | |
— | vulgues | vulgui | vulguem | vulgueu | vulguin |
Derived terms
Related terms
- volició
Further reading
- “voler” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “voler”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023
- “voler” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “voler” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
French
Etymology
From Old French voler, from Latin volāre, present active infinitive of volō. Displaced old French rober (Modern French rober has changed in meaning to "to wrap a cigar in a sheet of tobacco.")
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /vɔ.le/
audio (file)
Verb
voler
Conjugation
Conjugation of voler (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive | simple | voler | |||||
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compound | avoir + past participle | ||||||
present participle or gerund1 | simple | volant /vɔ.lɑ̃/ | |||||
compound | ayant + past participle | ||||||
past participle | volé /vɔ.le/ | ||||||
singular | plural | ||||||
first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
indicative | je (j’) | tu | il, elle, on | nous | vous | ils, elles | |
(simple tenses) |
present | vole /vɔl/ |
voles /vɔl/ |
vole /vɔl/ |
volons /vɔ.lɔ̃/ |
volez /vɔ.le/ |
volent /vɔl/ |
imperfect | volais /vɔ.lɛ/ |
volais /vɔ.lɛ/ |
volait /vɔ.lɛ/ |
volions /vɔ.ljɔ̃/ |
voliez /vɔ.lje/ |
volaient /vɔ.lɛ/ | |
past historic2 | volai /vɔ.le/ |
volas /vɔ.la/ |
vola /vɔ.la/ |
volâmes /vɔ.lam/ |
volâtes /vɔ.lat/ |
volèrent /vɔ.lɛʁ/ | |
future | volerai /vɔl.ʁe/ |
voleras /vɔl.ʁa/ |
volera /vɔl.ʁa/ |
volerons /vɔl.ʁɔ̃/ |
volerez /vɔl.ʁe/ |
voleront /vɔl.ʁɔ̃/ | |
conditional | volerais /vɔl.ʁɛ/ |
volerais /vɔl.ʁɛ/ |
volerait /vɔl.ʁɛ/ |
volerions /vɔ.lə.ʁjɔ̃/ |
voleriez /vɔ.lə.ʁje/ |
voleraient /vɔl.ʁɛ/ | |
(compound tenses) |
present perfect | present indicative of avoir + past participle | |||||
pluperfect | imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle | ||||||
past anterior2 | past historic of avoir + past participle | ||||||
future perfect | future of avoir + past participle | ||||||
conditional perfect | conditional of avoir + past participle | ||||||
subjunctive | que je (j’) | que tu | qu’il, qu’elle | que nous | que vous | qu’ils, qu’elles | |
(simple tenses) |
present | vole /vɔl/ |
voles /vɔl/ |
vole /vɔl/ |
volions /vɔ.ljɔ̃/ |
voliez /vɔ.lje/ |
volent /vɔl/ |
imperfect2 | volasse /vɔ.las/ |
volasses /vɔ.las/ |
volât /vɔ.la/ |
volassions /vɔ.la.sjɔ̃/ |
volassiez /vɔ.la.sje/ |
volassent /vɔ.las/ | |
(compound tenses) |
past | present subjunctive of avoir + past participle | |||||
pluperfect2 | imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle | ||||||
imperative | – | – | – | ||||
simple | — | vole /vɔl/ |
— | volons /vɔ.lɔ̃/ |
volez /vɔ.le/ |
— | |
compound | — | simple imperative of avoir + past participle | — | simple imperative of avoir + past participle | simple imperative of avoir + past participle | — | |
1 The French gerund is usable only with the preposition en. | |||||||
2 In less formal writing or speech, these tenses may be found to have been replaced in the following way:
(Christopher Kendris [1995], Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81). |
Derived terms
Further reading
- “voler”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
Interlingua
Conjugation
Conjugation of voler
infinitive | voler | ||
---|---|---|---|
participle | present | perfect | |
volente | volite | ||
active | simple | perfect | |
present | vole | ha volite | |
past | voleva | habeva volite | |
future | volera | habera volite | |
conditional | volerea | haberea volite | |
imperative | vole | ||
passive | simple | perfect | |
present | es volite | ha essite volite | |
past | esseva volite | habeva essite volite | |
future | essera volite | habera essite volite | |
conditional | esserea volite | haberea essite volite | |
imperative | sia volite |
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /voˈler/
- Rhymes: -er
- Hyphenation: vo‧lér
Derived terms
Ladin
Mauritian Creole
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /volɛː/
Related terms
Norman
Etymology
From Old French, from Latin volō, volāre (“fly”).
Pronunciation
Audio (Jersey) (file)
Occitan
Etymology
From Old Occitan voler, from Vulgar Latin volēre, regularized from Latin velle.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /buˈle/
Audio (file)
Conjugation

simple | compound | ||||||
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infinitive | voler | aver volgut | |||||
gerund | volent | use gerund of aver + past participle | |||||
past participle | volgut | — | |||||
person | singular | plural | |||||
first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
indicative | ieu | tu | el | nosautres | vosautres | eles | |
present | vòli | vòles | vòl | volèm | volètz | vòlon | |
imperfect | voliái | voliás | voliá | voliam | voliatz | volián | |
preterite | volguèri | volguères | volguèt | volguèrem | volguèretz | volguèron | |
future | voldrai | voldràs | voldrà | voldrem | voldretz | voldràn | |
conditional | voldriái | voldriás | voldriá | voldriam | voldriatz | voldrián | |
conditional 2nd form1 | volguèra | volguèras | volguèra | volgueram | volgueratz | volguèran | |
compound tenses |
present perfect | use the present tense of aver + past participle | |||||
pluperfect | use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle | ||||||
past anterior | use the preterite tense of aver + past participle | ||||||
future perfect | use the future tense of aver + past participle | ||||||
conditional perfect | use the conditional tense of aver + past participle | ||||||
subjunctive | que ieu | que tu | que el | que nosautres | que vosautres | que eles | |
present | vòlga | vòlgas | vòlga | volgam | volgatz | vòlgan | |
imperfect | volguèsse | volguèsses | volguèsse | volguèssem | volguèssetz | volguèsson | |
compound tenses |
past | use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle | |||||
pluperfect | use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle | ||||||
imperative | — | tu | — | nosautres | vosautres | — | |
vòlga | volgam | volgatz | 1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects | ||||
Old Occitan
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin volēre, regularized from Latin velle.
Verb
voler
- to want, to desire
- c. 1130, Jaufre Rudel, canso:
- Mas so qu'ieu vuelh m'es atahis [...].
- But what I desire is denied to me.
- Mas so qu'ieu vuelh m'es atahis [...].
- c. 1130, Jaufre Rudel, canso:
Descendants
- Occitan: voler
Walloon
Etymology
From Old French, from Latin volō, volāre.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /vɔ.ˈle/
Conjugation





infinitive | voler | ||||||
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gerund | volant | ||||||
auxiliary | aveur | ||||||
past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
singular | volé | voleye | |||||
plural | volés | voleyes | |||||
singular | plural | ||||||
1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | ||
indicative | dji (dj') | tu (t') | i (il) / ele | dji (dj') / nos | vos | i (il) | |
present | vole | voles | vole | volans | volez | volnut or volèt | |
imperfect | voleve | voleves | voleve | voleins | voliez | voleint | |
preterit | vola | volas | vola | voleins | voliez | voleint | |
future | volrai | volrais | volrai | volrans | volroz | volront | |
conditional | volreu | volreus | volreut | volreins | volriez | volreint | |
subjunctive | ki dj' | ki t' | k' i (il) / k' ele | ki dj' / ki nos | ki vos | k' i (il) | |
present | vole | voles | vole | volanxhe | volexhe | volnuxhe or volèxhe | |
present | volaxhe | volaxhes | volaxhe | voleinxhe | voliexhe | voleinxhe | |
imperative | — | tu | — | dji / nos | vos | — | |
affirmative | vole | volans | volez |
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