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Russian
Etymology
хоте́ть (xotétʹ) + -ся (-sja)
Pronunciation
Verb
хоте́ться • (xotétʹsja) impf (perfective захоте́ться)
- (impersonal) to want, to desire, to feel like (doing/having/etc.)
- мне хо́чется ... ― mne xóčetsja ... ― I’d like ...
1888, Anton Chekhov, Спать хочется [Sleepy]:Когда́ бе́гаешь и хо́дишь, спать уже́ не так хо́чется, как в сидя́чем положе́нии.- Kogdá bégaješʹ i xódišʹ, spatʹ užé ne tak xóčetsja, kak v sidjáčem položénii.
- When you run and walk, you no longer want to sleep as much as when in a sitting position.
- passive of хоте́ть (xotétʹ)
Conjugation
Conjugation of хоте́ться (class 5c' imperfective reflexive impersonal)
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