Я хочу виграти.

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Breakdown of Я хочу виграти.

• хотіти: to want
• виграти: to win

Questions & Answers about Я хочу виграти.

Why is хочу used here?

Хочу is the 1st person singular form of the verb хотіти = to want.

So:

• я хочу = I want
• ти хочеш = you want
• він/вона хоче = he/she wants

Because the subject is я (I), the verb has to be хочу.

Why is the second verb виграти and not виграю?

After хочу (I want), Ukrainian normally uses the infinitive:

• Я хочу виграти. = I want to win.

Here:

• виграти = to win (infinitive)
• виграю = I will win / I win depending on context

So Я хочу виграю would be wrong, because after хочу you need to win, not I will win.

Where is the word to, as in to win?