Questions & Answers about Я хочу исследовать новый район города.
What person, number, and tense is the verb хочу in?
хочу is the first person singular present tense form of the verb хотеть (“to want”). It literally means “I want.”
Why does исследовать follow хочу, and what form is it?
исследовать is the infinitive (dictionary form) meaning “to explore” or “to investigate.” In Russian, after verbs of desire or intention like хотеть, you use the infinitive to express what you want to do (just as in English you say “I want to go,” not “I want I go”).
What aspect is исследовать, imperfective or perfective, and how would I express a completed action?
исследовать is imperfective, focusing on the process or ongoing action of exploring. If you want to stress that you intend to explore and complete that exploration, use a perfective verb such as происследовать:
- Я хочу происсле́довать новый райо́н города.
This form indicates “I want to explore the new district (and finish that exploration).”
What case is новый район in, and why does it look like the nominative?
новый район is in the accusative case as the direct object of исследовать. Since район is an inanimate masculine noun, its accusative form is identical to its nominative form. That’s why новый район looks the same in both cases.