voleva

Voleva is the third-person singular imperfect indicative form of the Italian verb volere, meaning to want. It is used to describe past, ongoing, or habitual desires, or to set a scene in narrative.

In ordinary use, voleva expresses a past intention or wish. It appears in narrative, dialogue, and reported speech. Examples: "Lui voleva una casa al mare" (He wanted a house by the sea); "Non sapeva cosa voleva fare" (He didn’t know what he wanted to do). It can also introduce contrasts or conditions in longer clauses, as in "Voleva partire, ma era stanco" (He wanted to leave, but he was tired).

Conjugation in the imperfect indicative:

- io volevo

- tu volevi

- lui/lei voleva

- noi volevamo

- voi volevate

- loro volevano

Notes:

Voleva is a common past-tense form and is distinct from the present tense vuol(e), which means "wants." It is used across various registers, from everyday speech to storytelling, to convey an ongoing or repeated desire in the past. The form can be combined with other verbs in infinitive or with gerunds to express intentions or preferences that were not realized.