Questions & Answers about Quiero una brocheta de verduras.
Why is it quiero and not yo quiero?
In Spanish, the subject pronoun is often omitted because the verb ending already shows who is doing the action.
- quiero = I want
- The -o ending tells you it is yo (I)
So Quiero una brocheta de verduras is completely natural. You could say Yo quiero..., but that usually adds emphasis, such as I want... rather than someone else.
What form of the verb is quiero?
Quiero is the first person singular (I) form of the verb querer.
Present tense of querer:
- yo quiero = I want
- tú quieres = you want
- él/ella quiere = he/she wants
- nosotros queremos = we want
- vosotros queréis = you all want
- ellos quieren = they want
This verb is irregular because the e changes to ie in most forms:
- querer → quiero, quieres, quiere, quieren
- but queremos and queréis do not change
Does quiero sound too direct in Spain?