Vogliamo pavimentare la strada.

We want to pave the road.

Breakdown of Vogliamo pavimentare la strada.

• volere: to want
• la strada: the road
• pavimentare: to pave; tile

Questions & Answers about Vogliamo pavimentare la strada.

What does vogliamo mean, and what form is it?

Vogliamo is the first person plural form of volere, which means to want.

So:

• voglio = I want
• vuoi = you want
• vuole = he/she/it wants
• vogliamo = we want
• volete = you all want
• vogliono = they want

In this sentence, vogliamo means we want.

Why is the subject noi not included?

In Italian, subject pronouns are often left out because the verb ending already shows who the subject is.

• Vogliamo already tells us we want
• So Noi vogliamo pavimentare la strada is possible, but usually unnecessary

You would add noi only for emphasis or contrast, for example:

• Noi vogliamo pavimentare la strada, loro no.
  We want to pave the road, they don’t.

Why is it vogliamo pavimentare and not something like vogliamo di pavimentare?