Quiero descansar un día completo en casa.

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Breakdown of Quiero descansar un día completo en casa.

• el día: the day
• descansar: to rest
• querer: to want

Questions & Answers about Quiero descansar un día completo en casa.

Why is it quiero descansar and not quiero descanso?

In Spanish, when you want to say you want to do something, you normally use:

querer + infinitive

• Quiero descansar. = I want to rest.
• Quiero comer. = I want to eat.
• Quiero salir. = I want to go out.

Descanso exists in Spanish, but it’s a noun (rest, break), not a verb:

• Quiero un descanso. = I want a break.

So:

• Quiero descansar. → I want to rest (verb).
• Quiero un descanso. → I want a rest / a break (noun).

Both are correct, but they mean slightly different things, just like in English.

Why don’t we say yo quiero at the beginning?