wollen

A1

to want

English meaning
to want

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wollen in a sentence

Wollen Sie einen Kaffee trinken?

Do you want to drink a coffee?

Conjugation of wollen

ichwill
duwillst
er/sie/eswill
wirwollen
ihrwollt
sie/Siewollen
Simple past (er/sie/es)
wollte
Perfect
hat gewollt

Word family

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Where wollen comes from

von mittelhochdeutsch wellen, wollen von althochdeutsch wellen (8. Jahrhundert), aus germanisch *waljan, verwandt mit wählen, Wille und wohl sowie englisch will, schwedisch vilja, altnordisch vilja, niederländisch willen und gotisch wiljan…

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Questions about wollen

How do you conjugate wollen?

Present tense: will, willst, will, wollen, wollt, wollen. Simple past: wollte. Perfect: hat gewollt.

What does wollen mean in English?

wollen means "to want". For example: "Wollen Sie einen Kaffee trinken?" — "Do you want to drink a coffee?"

What level is wollen in German?

wollen is a A1 word — a1 — beginner.

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