Breakdown of Все учёные хотят найти новую планету.
новый
new
хотеть
to want
найти
to find
учёный
scientist, scholar
Questions & Answers about Все учёные хотят найти новую планету.
Why do we use все here instead of всё?
The word учёные (scientists) is the subject of the sentence, so it is in the nominative case. Since it is plural, we use the plural nominative form все (all). Do not confuse it with всё, which means everything or is used with neuter singular nouns.
Why does the noun учёные have an adjective ending?
The word учёный (scientist) originally comes from an adjective meaning learned. Because of this history, it changes its endings exactly like a standard adjective would. Here it is in the nominative plural form, matching все.
Is the verb хотят regular or irregular?
The verb хотеть (to want) has an unusual mixed pattern. In the singular, it takes type 1 verb endings like он хочет, but in the plural, it switches to type 2 verb endings like мы хотим and они хотят.
Why are we using the perfective verb найти here?
Найти is the perfective verb for to find. It is used here because the scientists want the one-time, completed result of discovering a new planet. The imperfective form находить would imply finding planets repeatedly or as an ongoing habit.
Why did the endings change in новую планету?