хотеть

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Russian

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Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic хотѣти (xotěti), from Proto-Slavic *xotěti.

Pronunciation

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  • (file)

Verb

хоте́ть (xotétʹimpf (perfective захоте́ть, verbal noun хоте́ние)

  1. to want, to desire

Usage notes

  • The form хотя has been lexicalized and is no longer used as an adverbial participle. Instead the syncretic form желая is used.

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