Meaning
to wish, to desire, to want
- to wish, to want, to like, to desire, to long
In a sentence
Desidero un caffè prima di uscire.
I want a coffee before going out.
Hai desiderato questo viaggio per anni?
Have you wanted this trip for years?
Non desideriamo altro, grazie.
We don't want anything else, thanks.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| desiderare | infinitive |
| desideriamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| desidero | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| desiderate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| desideri | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| desiderano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| desidera | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| desideravamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| desideravo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| desideravate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| desideravi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| desideravano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| desiderava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| desiderammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| desiderai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| desideraste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| desiderasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| desiderarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| desiderò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| desidereremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| desidererò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| desidererete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| desidererai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| desidereranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| desidererà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| desideriamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| desideri | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| desideriate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| desideri | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| desiderino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| desideri | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| desiderassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| desiderassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| desideraste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| desiderassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| desiderassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| desiderasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| desidereremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| desidererei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| desiderereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| desidereresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| desidererebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| desidererebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| desideriamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| desiderate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| desidera | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| desiderando | gerund |
| desiderato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Use 'desiderare' for polite or formal wishes (e.g., 'Desidera un caffè?'). For casual wants, 'volere' is more common.
- Avoid overusing 'desiderare' for physical needs (e.g., 'ho fame' > 'desidero mangiare').
- Takes 'avere' as auxiliary in compound tenses (e.g., 'ho desiderato'). No agreement with past participle.