TERVAN

Verb Lookup

querer

to want

🌟 Infinitive · Infinitivo

querer

keh-REHR

to want

Gerund · Gerundio: queriendo

Participle · Participio: querido

EssentialIrregularFeelings & Emotions

Yo · I

quiero

want

Yo quiero.

I want.

Tú · You

quieres

want

Tú quieres.

You want.

Él / Ella · He / She

quiere

wants

Él / Ella quiere.

He / She wants.

Nosotros · We

queremos

want

Nosotros queremos.

We want.

Ellos · They

quieren

want

Ellos quieren.

They want.

Why does this change?

Irregular
Doesn't follow a predictable pattern in at least one tense — these forms are worth memorizing individually rather than deriving from a rule.
Stem-changing
The vowel in the stem changes in most forms (e.g. e→ie, o→ue) — but the endings themselves stay completely regular.
  • e→ie in the present tense (except nosotros)
  • preterite yo: quise
  • future: querré

e→ie in the present (see stemChanges), plus an irregular preterite stem and future stem.

In use · En uso

  • Quiero un café, por favor.
    I want a coffee, please.
  • Quisieron ayudarnos.
    They wanted to help us.
  • Querría un café, si no es molestia.
    I would like a coffee, if it's not too much trouble.

Common combinations · Combinaciones comunes

  • querer decir — to mean

    e.g. ¿qué quiere decir esto? = "what does this mean?"

  • te quiero — I love you

    Used for close friends and family, a notch below "te amo."

Used in lessons · Usado en lecciones

Words and phrases · Palabras y frases

Phrases with this verb · Frases con el verbo

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