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Chcieť, môcť, and musieť take the same infinitive — want, ability, and obligation side by side.
In a sentence
chcieť — want
Chcem čítať knihy.
I want to read books.
môcť — ability (see môcť)
Môžem čítať knihy.
I can read books.
musieť — obligation (see musieť)
Musím čítať knihy.
I have to read books.
Other
Čo viacej by som mohol chcieť?
What more could I want?
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Source
Slovak National Corpus (SNK) ↗English gloss from the frequency publish path. Includes Tatoeba example sentences when present.
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