Aragonese

Verb

querer

1. to want

Asturian

Etymology

From Latin quaerere, present active infinitive of quaerō ‎(“seek, look for, desire”).

Noun

querer m ‎(plural quereres)

1. love, like, liking

Verb

querer

1. to love
2. to like
3. to want
4. go to

   Esti zapatu quier romper.‎

   This shoe is going to break.

Conjugation

• Reference http://www.academiadelallingua.com/diccionariu/gramatica_llingua.pdf

Galician

Etymology

From Latin quaerere, present active infinitive of quaerō ‎(“seek, look for, desire”).

Verb

querer ‎(first-person singular present quero, first-person singular preterite quixen, past participle querido)

1. to desire; to want
2. to love, to like; to be fond of
3. first-person singular personal infinitive of querer
4. third-person singular personal infinitive of querer

Usage notes

• (to desire, want): desexar

Conjugation

German

Adjective

querer

1. inflected form of quer

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Portuguese querer, from Latin quaerere, present active infinitive of quaerō ‎(“seek, look for, desire”).

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ke.ˈɾe(ʁ)/
• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɨ.ˈɾeɾ/

Verb

querer ‎(first-person singular present indicative quero, past participle querido)

1. (transitive, intransitive) to want; to wish; to desire

   Meus filhos querem uma bola no Natal.‎

   My children want a ball for Christmas.

2. (transitive with que) to want ... to (to want or demand a given thing to occur)

   Eu quero que venhas comigo.‎

   I want you to come with me.

3. (auxiliary with a verb in the impersonal infinitive) to want to (to feel the need to do something)

   Os agricultores queriam colher o trigo.‎

   The farmers wanted to harvest the wheat.

4. (by extension, usually in the negative, auxiliary with a verb in the impersonal infinitive) to mind; why don’t ... (used to make polite requests)

   Você não quer sair?‎

   Why don’t you leave?

5. (figuratively, auxiliary with a verb in the impersonal infinitive) to be almost; to be about to; to be likely to

   Está querendo chover.‎

   It’s about to rain.

6. (ditransitive, with the indirect object taking a or para or an indirect objective pronoun) to wish (to want a particular condition to be applied to someone or something)

   Não queremos nada menos do que sofrimento para os culpados.‎

   We wish nothing short of suffering for the guilty.

7. (ditransitive, copulative for the second object) to want (to want someone or something to reach a given state)

   São tantos que me querem morto.‎

   There are so many who want me dead.

8. (transitive) to love (to have affection for)

   Oi papai, quero-te!‎

   Hey dad, I love you!

9. (figuratively, transitive) to need (to be improvable with)

   Essa música é boa mas quer um pouco mais de velocidade.‎

   This song is good but it needs a bit more speed.

Conjugation

Quotations

For usage examples of this term, see Citations:querer.

Synonyms

• (to desire): ter vontade de, desejar
• (to want to): ter vontade de
• (to be almost): estar quase/prestes a
• (to wish): desejar
• (to love): amar, adorar, gostar de
• (to need): precisar de

Derived terms

Related terms

• requerer

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin quaerere, present active infinitive of quaerō ‎(“seek, look for, desire”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /keˈɾeɾ/

Verb

querer ‎(first-person singular present quiero, first-person singular preterite quise, past participle querido)

1. to desire; to want

   Yo quiero leer ese libro.‎ ― I want to read that book.

2. to love; to be fond of
3. (as an indication of a request) would you ... ?

   ¿Quieres decirme qué pasó?‎ ― Would you tell me what happened?

4. To mean to

   No quería insultarte.‎ ― He didn't mean to insult you.

Conjugation

Derived terms

• querer decir
• sin querer

Related terms

Noun

querer m ‎(plural quereres)

1. love; affection; fondness

Synonyms

• amor
• cariño

See also

• amar
• desear
• necesitar