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chcieť

to want

Verbs #5 Verbs

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How to use it

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.

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Examples from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).

Source

Slovak National Corpus (SNK) ↗

English gloss from the frequency publish path. Includes Tatoeba example sentences when present.

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