Breakdown of Hast du Lust? Wir spielen jetzt.
du
you (informal singular)
spielen
to play
jetzt
now
haben
to have
wir
we
Lust haben
to feel like (doing something)
Questions & Answers about Hast du Lust? Wir spielen jetzt.
Wait, I thought this lesson was about wollen (to want). Why isn't it used here?
While wollen means 'to want', Hast du Lust? is a very common and friendly alternative to ask 'Do you want to?' or 'Do you feel like it?' in German. It literally translates to 'Have you desire?'.
Why is the translation 'We are playing' if the German just says Wir spielen?
German doesn't have a continuous '-ing' tense (like 'are playing'). Both 'we play' and 'we are playing' translate to the exact same phrase: wir spielen. The word jetzt (now) makes it clear the action is happening right at this moment.
How is the question Hast du Lust? formed?
To make a yes/no question in German, you just take a regular statement like Du hast Lust (You feel like it) and swap the first two words. Putting the verb first gives you Hast du Lust?.
Why is Lust capitalized?
In German, every single noun (person, place, thing, or idea) is always capitalized. Because Lust is a noun meaning 'desire' or 'inclination', it must start with a capital letter.
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