Vogliamo impermeabilizzare la parete.

to want

Breakdown of Vogliamo impermeabilizzare la parete.

• la parete: the wall
• impermeabilizzare: to waterproof

Questions & Answers about Vogliamo impermeabilizzare la parete.

What does vogliamo mean, and what form is it?

Vogliamo is the 1st person plural form of volere, which means to want.

So vogliamo = we want.

A quick mini-table:

• 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 is the main conjugated verb.

Why is impermeabilizzare in the infinitive?

Because after volere (to want), Italian normally uses another verb in the infinitive.

So the structure is:

volere + infinitive

Examples:

• Voglio mangiare. = I want to eat.
• Vogliamo partire. = We want to leave.
• Vogliamo impermeabilizzare la parete. = We want to waterproof the wall.

This is very similar to English want to + verb.

What kind of verb is impermeabilizzare?