43. To Want & To Be Able To
vouloir /vulwaʀ/ -to want
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pouvoir /puvwaʀ/ - to be able to, can
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Present
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veux
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/vø/
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voulons
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/vulɔ̃/
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veux
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/vø/
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voulez
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/vule/
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veut
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/vø/
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veulent
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/vœl/
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peux
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/pø/
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pouvons
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/puvɔ̃/
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peux
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/pø/
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pouvez
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/puve/
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peut
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/pø/
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peuvent
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/pœv/
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Imperfect
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voulais
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/vulɛ/
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voulions
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/vuljɔ̃/
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voulais
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/vulɛ/
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vouliez
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/vulje/
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voulait
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/vulɛ/
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voulaient
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/vulɛ/
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pouvais
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/puvɛ/
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pouvions
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/puvjɔ̃/
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pouvais
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/puvɛ/
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pouviez
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/puvje/
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pouvait
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/puvɛ/
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pouvaient
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/puvɛ/
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Future
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voudrai
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/vudʀɛ/
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voudrons
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/vudʀɔ̃/
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voudras
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/vudʀa/
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voudrez
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/vudʀe/
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voudra
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/vudʀa/
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voudront
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/vudʀɔ̃/
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pourrai
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/puʀɛ/
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pourrons
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/puʀɔ̃/
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pourras
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/puʀa/
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pourrez
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/puʀe/
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pourra
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/puʀa/
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pourront
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/puʀɔ̃/
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Voulez-vous? can mean Do you want? or Will you?
The past participles are voulu and pu and both are conjugated with avoir.
The conditional forms of vouloir are used in the expression "would like" i.e.
I'd like =
je voudrais,
you'd like =
tu voudrais,
he'd/she'd like =
il/elle voudrait,
we'd like =
nous voudrions,
you'd like =
vous voudriez,
they'd like =
ils/elles voudraient.
► You do not need to use pouvoir after verbs that involve the senses, such as voir (to see) and entendre (to hear). Je ne vois pas / Je n'entends pas can mean I don't see or I can't see / I don't hear or I can't hear depending on the context.
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