Vull saber la raó.

to want

Breakdown of Vull saber la raó.

• saber: to know
• la raó: the reason

Questions & Answers about Vull saber la raó.

What does vull mean, and what verb does it come from?

Vull means I want. It is the first-person singular form of the verb voler = to want.

A few present-tense forms of voler are:

• jo vull = I want
• tu vols = you want
• ell/ella vol = he/she wants
• nosaltres volem = we want
• vosaltres voleu = you all want
• ells/elles volen = they want

So Vull saber la raó literally starts with I want...

Why is there no word for I in the sentence?

Catalan often omits the subject pronoun when it is already clear from the verb form.

• Vull already tells you the subject is jo = I
• So Jo vull saber la raó is possible, but Vull saber la raó is more natural in many contexts

This is similar to Spanish and unlike normal English, where you usually must say I want.

What does saber mean here?

Saber means to know in the sense of to know a fact, to find out, or to be informed about something.

In this sentence, means: