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Willen: Dutch verb forms

willen wilde gewild

to want, desire

/ˈʋɪl.ə(n)/

Conjugation

PersonPresentPastPerfect
ikwilwildeheb gewild
jij, uwilwildehebt gewild
hij, zij, hetwilwildeheeft gewild
wij, jullie, zijwillenwildenhebben gewild
  • Past participle: gewild, with hebben.

Meaning in English

  1. to want, desire
  2. to want to, will, be willing to
  3. to want to go somewhere (cf. English want in)
  4. to wish, would like, would (as in dated English I would that)

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