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vrea

Vrea is a Romanian verb meaning to want. In its infinitive form the verb is a vrea. The form vrea itself is the third-person singular present tense, used for he/she/it wants.

In the present tense, the verb is irregular: eu vreau, tu vrei, el vrea, noi vrem, voi

Beyond the present, a vrea forms other tenses. The perfect (compound past) is am vrut, meaning I

Usage notes: vrea appears in everyday speech and writing to express wishes, preferences, and intentions. It

Etymology and cognates: vrea derives from the Latin verb velle, and it has cognates in other Romance

vreți,
ei/ele
vor.
Examples
include:
El
vrea
să
plece
(He
wants
to
leave)
and
Ea
vrea
să
cumpere
o
casă
(She
wants
to
buy
a
house).
The
verb
is
commonly
used
with
the
infinitive
introduced
by
să
to
express
desire
or
intention,
as
in
vreau
să
merg
la
librărie
(I
want
to
go
to
the
bookstore).
wanted
or
I
have
wanted.
The
imperfect
is
voiam,
meaning
I
used
to
want.
These
forms
allow
expression
of
past
desires
or
habitual
states.
commonly
appears
in
constructions
with
să
to
link
desire
to
an
action.
Its
usage
spans
requests,
offers,
and
plans,
making
it
one
of
the
core
verbs
in
Romanian
communication.
languages,
such
as
Italian
volere
and
French
vouloir,
reflecting
a
shared
Indo-European
heritage
of
expressing
desire.