Breakdown of Учитель хочет представить новый план.
учитель
the teacher
новый
new
хотеть
to want
план
the plan
Questions & Answers about Учитель хочет представить новый план.
Why is представить in the infinitive form and not conjugated like представляет?
In Russian, when one verb expresses a desire, ability, necessity, etc., the next verb is usually in the infinitive.
- хотеть + infinitive = to want to do something
- Учитель хочет представить новый план.
= The teacher wants to present a new plan.
If you said Учитель представляет новый план, that would mean The teacher is presenting / presents a new plan (a separate sentence with only one verb), not wants to present.
Why is it хочет and not something like хотит?
Хотеть is irregular in the present tense. Its main forms are:
- я хочу – I want
- ты хочешь – you want (singular, informal)
- он / она / оно хочет – he / she / it wants
- мы хотим – we want
- вы хотите – you want (plural / formal)
- они хотят – they want
So for учитель (he/she as “the teacher”), you must use хочет (3rd person singular), not хотит.
What case is новый план in, and why?