Queremos paz.

We want peace.

Breakdown of Queremos paz.

• querer: to want
• a paz: peace

Questions & Answers about Queremos paz.

What does queremos mean exactly, and which verb does it come from?

Queremos comes from the verb querer, which usually means to want.

In Queremos paz, queremos means we want.

This is the 1st person plural form, used for we.

A few related forms:

• eu quero = I want
• você quer = you want
• nós queremos = we want
• eles querem = they want

Why is there no word for we in the sentence?

Portuguese often leaves out the subject pronoun when the verb ending already makes the subject clear.

So:

• Queremos paz = We want peace
• Nós queremos paz = also We want peace

Both are correct. The version without nós is very natural because -emos clearly shows we.

Can I also say Nós queremos paz?