wünscht

Wünscht is the present tense, third-person singular form of the German verb wünschen, which means to wish or desire. The verb wünschen itself is used in a variety of contexts to express a wish for someone or something, or a desire for an outcome. The infinitive is wünschen, and the related forms include wünschte (simple past) and gewünscht (past participle).

In usage, wünscht can take a direct object when the subject wishes something for someone or something else, as in Ich wünsche dir viel Glück (I wish you a lot of luck). It is also common with a reflexive pronoun to express a wish for oneself, as in Er wünscht sich Ruhe (He wishes for quiet). The form remains lowercase in normal running text, since it is a verb; it would be capitalized only if it begins a sentence or is used as a proper noun in rare cases.

Wünsche, the noun form with a different spelling and meaning, is unrelated in form but often confused in everyday language. While Wünscht can occasionally appear as a surname or as a named title in rare cases, its primary, widely used sense remains the verb form wünscht.

Related forms include wünschte (simple past), gewünscht (past participle), and the corresponding subjunctive forms such as er wünsche or er wünschte, which are used in reported speech or hypothetical contexts. Overall, Wünscht functions as a standard conjugated form within the broader German verb wünschen, used to express personal or directed wishes.