voulaient
Voulaient is the imperfect indicative form of the French verb vouloir (to want) in the third-person plural: ils voulaient or elles voulaient. It translates to “they wanted” or “they used to want.” The imparfait is used to describe past situations that were ongoing, habitual, or serve as background in a narrative.
Formation and details: In the imperfect, the verb stem is voul- and it takes the standard imparfait
Usage: Voulaient expresses past desires that were not necessarily completed actions. It often describes states of
Etymology: Vouloir derives from Latin velle meaning to wish or to will, with the form voulaient reflecting
See also: Conjugation patterns for irregular verbs in the imparfait; the related present tense forms of vouloir;