Я хочу исследовать город.

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Breakdown of Я хочу исследовать город.

• город: the city
• хотеть: to want
• исследовать: to explore

Questions & Answers about Я хочу исследовать город.

Why is исследовать in the infinitive form?

In Russian, modal verbs like хочу (“I want”) must be followed by an infinitive. The infinitive (исследовать) expresses the action in a neutral, general way (“to explore”) and does not agree with the subject.

What case is город in, and why is there no preposition?

Город is in the accusative case because it’s the direct object of the transitive verb исследовать. Inanimate masculine nouns have the same form in nominative and accusative, so город looks unchanged. No preposition is needed—Russian simply uses the accusative to show what is being explored.

What is the difference between изучать and исследовать?

• Изучать = to study (focus on learning facts or skills, often systematically or academically)
• Исследовать = to explore/investigate (focus on discovering or examining something in detail)
  Use исследовать when you physically explore a city or investigate its features, and изучать when you study material about it (e.g., its history or language).

How is the verb хотеть conjugated in the present tense?