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Conjugation
Objective: Conjugate vouloir across all six subject pronouns and use it with infinitives to express desires, intentions, and polite requests.
| Pronoun | Form | Pronunciation | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| je | veux | vuh | I want |
| tu | veux | vuh | you want (informal) |
| il / elle / on | veut | vuh | he, she, one wants |
| nous | voulons | voo-lon | we want |
| vous | voulez | voo-lay | you want (formal or plural) |
| ils / elles | veulent | vul | they want |
The conditional je voudrais is the polite form, while the present je veux sounds blunt when ordering or asking.
Vouloir que triggers the subjunctive mood, so the following verb takes the subjunctive form rather than the indicative.
Veux is the first-person singular form. The infinitive apprendre follows directly because both verbs share the same subject.
Veux is the second-person singular form. The question uses intonation with a rising final pitch.
Veut is the third-person singular form. The object follows the conjugated verb.
Voulons uses the infinitive stem. The infinitive réserver follows directly.
Voulez is the second-person plural or formal form. The partitive du matches the masculine noun café.
5 exercises · about 8 minutes
When vouloir and its infinitive share the same subject, no que clause is needed, and the infinitive follows the conjugated verb directly.
When the desired action has the same subject as vouloir, the infinitive replaces the que clause entirely.
Veulent returns to the singular stem. The infinitive partir follows the conjugated verb.
The conditional voudrais makes the request polite. This is the standard form for ordering in a café.
The conditional voudrait expresses a softened wish. The same pattern applies to every subject.