vrea

Romanian

Alternative forms

• vroi

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin volēre, from Latin velle, present active infinitive of volō, possibly passing through an older form *vurea in Romanian before reaching its current state.

Pronunciation

• IPA: [vræ]

Verb

a vrea (third-person singular present vrea, past participle vrut) 2nd conj.

1. to want

   Vreau să-l întâlnesc pe prietenul tău Radu.

   I want to meet your friend Radu.

Conjugation

    vrea (Second conjugation)

infinitive			a vrea
gerund			vrând
past participle			vrut
number		singular			plural
person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	vreau	vrei	vrea	vrem	vreți	vor
	imperfect	vream	vreai	vrea	vream	vreați	vreau
	simple perfect	vrui	vruși	vruse	vrurăm	vrurăți	vrură
	pluperfect	vrusem	vruseși	vruse	vruserăm	vruserăți	vruseră
subjunctive		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	să vreau	să vrei	să vrea	să vrem	să vreți	să vrea
imperative		—	tu	—	—	voi	—
	affirmative		vrei			vreți
	negative		nu vrea			nu vreți

Derived terms

• vrere

Related terms

• voi
• voință

See also

• dori (less emphatic than vrea)

Verb

vrea (see voi)

1. Used as an auxiliary verb with an infinitive to form the future indicative tense. When used like this, the conjugation is different.

   Mâine vom merge la teatru.

   Tomorrow we will go to the theater.

Conjugation

infinitive			a vrea (auxiliary)
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		eu	tu	el	noi	voi	ei
	present	voi	vei	va	vom	veți	vor

Usage notes

A more informal way to form the future is to use o să + a subjunctive verb.