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### Expressing Desires with "A vrea"

To express what you want to do in Romanian, use the verb **a vrea** (to want). 

Unlike the impersonal *trebuie* from the previous lesson, **a vrea** must be conjugated to match the person who wants to do the action:

| Person | A vrea |
| --- | --- |
| Eu (I) | vreau |
| Tu (You) | vrei |
| El / Ea (He / She) | vrea |
| Noi (We) | vrem |
| Voi (You all) | vreți |
| Ei / Ele (They) | vor |

To talk about an action you want to take, follow your conjugated form of **a vrea** with the conjunction **să** and the main verb. Remember that the main verb after **să** is also conjugated to match the person doing the action.

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### Hoping and Succeeding

Other verbs expressing desires or intentions, such as **a spera** (to hope), work the exact same way as **a vrea**. They use **să** to connect to the next verb. 

You will often use these structures to talk about professional or personal aspirations, like wanting to succeed (**a reuși**) or have success (**succes**).

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### Reflexive Verbs and Purpose

When the action you want to do is a reflexive verb—like moving or relocating (**a se muta**) or relaxing (**a se relaxa**)—the short reflexive pronoun must be placed exactly between **să** and the main verb.

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To explain *why* you want to do something, you can use the phrase **ca să** (in order to / so that). It behaves just like a regular **să**, connecting to a conjugated verb to express the purpose behind your action.

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### Goals and Conditions

When making plans, you can easily tie your desires to real-world conditions using **dacă** (if) or by directly mentioning your goal (**scopul**).

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Desires and intentions (a vrea să)

adjective

adverb

adverbial phrase

auxiliary

auxiliary verb

conjunction

determiner

interjection

noun

numeral

particle

preposition

pronoun

sentence

verb

The verb to be and definite articles (a fi, -ul, -le)

Feminine definite articles (-a, -ua)

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Negative sentences (nu)

Question words (ce, unde, cine)

The verb to have (a avea)

Masculine plural nouns (-i, -ii)

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Neuter plural nouns (-uri, -e, -le)

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Present tense of regular -a verbs

Present tense of -a verbs with suffix (-ez)

Present tense of regular -i and -î verbs

Present tense of -i and -î verbs with suffix (-esc / -ăsc)

Present tense of -ea and -e verbs

Reflexive pronouns (mă, te, se, ne, vă)

Accusative prepositions (în, la, pe, din, cu)

Likes and dislikes (îmi place)

Possessive adjectives (meu, tău, său)

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Describing people (tânăr, bătrân, înalt)

Asking when and why (când, de ce, care)

Hello and goodbye (bună ziua, la revedere)

Coming and going (intra, sta, trece)

Where is it? (sub, lângă, între)

Knowing and thinking (știu că, cred că)

Sorry, welcome, congratulations (îmi pare rău, la mulți ani)

Introducing yourself (mă numesc, sunt din România)

How much and how many (puțin, prea, doar)

Can and may (pot merge, pot să merg)

If and whether (dacă)

At school and university

Irregular verbs in the present (vrea, lua, da, bea, sta)

Free time and sport

How much is it? (cât costă, câți, câte)

Before and after (înainte, după, până)

At the doctor (mă doare)

Meals of the day (micul dejun, prânzul, cina)

At the restaurant

Ability and permission (a putea să)

Obligation and necessity (trebuie să)

Impersonal statements (se)

Adverbs of frequency (adesea, uneori)

Conjunctions for reasons and links (pentru că, deci)

Stressed accusative pronouns (pe mine, pe tine)

Indefinite pronouns (cineva, ceva)

Negative pronouns and double negation (nimeni, nimic)

The past tense auxiliary (am, ai, a)

The past tense (am, ai, a)

Regular past participles (-at, -it)

Regular past participles (-ut, -s, -t)

Negative past tense (nu am)

Past tense with reflexive verbs (m-am, s-a)

Question	Answer
to succeed	reuși
to hope	spera
the success	succesul
to be successful	avea succes
I want to succeed and I hope to have success.	Vreau să reușesc și sper să am succes.
to move	se muta
He wants to move to another city if he finds a good job.	El vrea să se mute în alt oraș dacă găsește un serviciu bun.
the world / the people (as in "everyone")	lumea
My brother wants to see the world.	Fratele meu vrea să vadă lumea.
the business	afacerea
They want to start a business in this country.	Ei vor să înceapă o afacere în această țară.
to continue	continua
the career	cariera
I want to continue this career to have success.	Vreau să continui această carieră ca să am succes.
to relax	se relaxa
We want to relax after the exam.	Vrem să ne relaxăm după examen.
I don't know if she wants to succeed.	Nu știu dacă ea vrea să reușească.
We hope that you want to move with us.	Sperăm că vrei să te muți cu noi.
the goal	scopul
I want to finish the project tomorrow because this is my goal.	Vreau să termin proiectul mâine, pentru că ăsta este scopul meu.
If you want to continue the business, you must work a lot.	Dacă vrei să continui afacerea, trebuie să lucrezi mult.
I want to go outside to relax.	Vreau să ies afară ca să mă relaxez.
I want to meet your boss to talk about the business.	Vreau să-l cunosc pe șeful tău ca să vorbim despre afacere.
I hope you want to succeed in your career.	Sper că vrei să reușești în carieră.
We want to have success with this project.	Vrem să avem succes cu acest proiect.
You must move if you want a new apartment.	Trebuie să te muți dacă vrei un apartament nou.
I don't know what their goal is, but I hope they succeed.	Nu știu care este scopul lor, dar sper să reușească.
Everybody wants to be happy.	Toată lumea vrea să fie fericită.
to feel like (doing something)	avea chef de
I don't feel like working today.	Nu am chef să lucrez azi.
Do you feel like a coffee?	Ai chef de o cafea?
the walk	plimbarea
I feel like a walk.	Am chef de o plimbare.
Shall we go for a walk after dinner?	Mergem la o plimbare după cină?
The walk in the park is pleasant.	Plimbarea în parc este plăcută.
to go out (into town)	ieși în oraș
Do you want to go out tonight?	Vrei să ieșim în oraș diseară?
On Saturdays I go out with friends.	Sâmbăta ies în oraș cu prietenii.
I hope you do well on the exam!	Sper să ai succes la examen!
Do you want to be successful in your career?	Vrei să ai succes în carieră?
Their business is very successful.	Afacerea lor are mult succes.

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