Word
Quiero consultar el consumo.
Meaning
I want to check the usage.
Part of speech
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Questions & Answers about Quiero consultar el consumo.
Why is quiero used here?
Quiero is the 1st person singular present of querer (to want).
So:
- quiero = I want
- consultar = to check / to consult / to look up
Together, Quiero consultar... means I want to check...
This is a very common structure in Spanish:
- Quiero hablar. = I want to speak.
- Quiero pagar. = I want to pay.
- Quiero consultar el consumo. = I want to check the usage/consumption.
Why is consultar in the infinitive?
After querer, Spanish normally uses an infinitive to express what someone wants to do.
Structure:
- querer + infinitive
Examples:
- Quiero comer. = I want to eat.
- Quiero salir. = I want to go out.
- Quiero consultar el consumo. = I want to check the consumption/usage.
This is similar to English want to + verb, except Spanish uses the infinitive directly, without a separate word for to in this pattern.
What does consultar mean here? Is it literally to consult?