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Russian word of the day: Хотеться

Sep 30, 2017 (see all)
хоте́ться
[ ha-tyét'-sya ]
Verb , imperfective
Often used with the Accusative
Perfective - захоте́ться (see below)
to feel like something/doing something
Most common Russian verbs

The perfective aspect

захоте́ться [za-ha-tyé-tsa] Verb , perfective
to feel like, to crave for

Examples

  • Мне хо́чется чего́-нибу́дь сла́дкого.

    mnye hó-cheet-sya chee-vó nee-bút' slát-ka-va

    I feel like eating something sweet.

  • Ей хоте́лось пры́гать от ра́дости.

    iei ha-tyé-las' prý-gat' at rá-das-tee

    She felt like jumping with joy.

Хотеться - Conjugation
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Same stem words

охо́тно [a-hót-na] Adverb
willingly, gladly, with pleasure, readily
захоте́ть [za-ha-tyét'] Verb , perfective
to want, to feel like; to wish
хоте́ть [ha-tyét'] Verb , imperfective
to want

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Related words
ока́зываться to turn out, to be found, to prove to be; to find oneself, to fall within
знать to know
счита́ть to count, to compute, to reckon; to consider, to think
взять to take

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