željeti
to wish
present
| I | ja želim | yo deseo |
|---|---|---|
| you | ti želiš | tú deseas |
| he / she | on/ona/ono želi | él/ella desea |
| we | mi želimo | nosotros deseamos |
| you (pl.) | vi želite | vosotros deseáis/ustedes desean |
| they | oni/one/ona žele | ellos/ellas desean |
Examples
Željeti je ljudski.
To wish is human.
Desear es humano.
Ja želim mir u svijetu.
I wish for peace in the world.
Yo deseo la paz mundial.
Ti želiš novu knjigu.
You want a new book.
Tú deseas un libro nuevo.
On želi sreću svima.
He wishes happiness to everyone.
Él desea felicidad a todos.
How it is formed
The Croatian verb 'željeti' (imperfective) means 'to wish', 'to want', or 'to desire'. It is a common and regular verb, although its present tense conjugation involves a vowel change in the stem (from 'je' to 'i'). It is important not to confuse it with 'htjeti' (to want, to intend to), although they often overlap in meaning. 'Željeti' is used more to express a desire or an aspiration. The perfective form of this verb is 'poželjeti', which is used to express a single or completed wish.
Every form
Present, past and future at a glance.
| present | past | future | |
|---|---|---|---|
| jaI | ja želimyo deseo | ja sam želio/željelayo deseé/he deseado | ja ću željetiyo desearé |
| tiyou | ti želištú deseas | ti si želio/željelatú deseaste/has deseado | ti ćeš željetitú desearás |
| onhe / she | on/ona/ono želiél/ella desea | on je želio / ona je željela / ono je željeloél/ella deseó/ha deseado | on/ona/ono će željetiél/ella deseará |
| miwe | mi želimonosotros deseamos | mi smo željeli/željelenosotros deseamos/hemos deseado | mi ćemo željetinosotros desearemos |
| viyou (pl.) | vi želitevosotros deseáis/ustedes desean | vi ste željeli/željelevosotros deseasteis/habéis deseado | vi ćete željetivosotros desearéis/ustedes desearán |
| onithey | oni/one/ona želeellos/ellas desean | oni su željeli / one su željele / ona su željelaellos/ellas desearon/han deseado | oni/one/ona će željetiellos/ellas desearán |