Haluta

Translations

1. (transitive) to want, desire, wish, crave [with first infinitive ‘to do’]
   • Synonym: tahtoa
   • Haluan jäätelön. ― I want an ice cream.
   • Haluan hyvän miehen. ― I want a good man.
   • Hän haluaa isona poliisiksi tai palomieheksi. ― She wants to be a police or a firefighter when she grows up.
   • Tehkää kuten haluatte! ― Do as you wish!
   • Puolustusministeriöstä ei haluttu antaa tilastotietoja asiasta. ― The defense ministry did not wish to provide statistics on the matter.
   • Haluatteko laulaa tämän kappaleen? ― Do you want to sing this song?
   • Haluan miestä. ― I desire a man.
   • Haluan sinua. ― I crave you.
   • Haluan, että kaikilla on sama mahdollisuus.
   • Haluan kaikilla olevan sama mahdollisuus.
     • I want everyone to have the same opportunity.

Conjugations

Indicative Conjugations

The present, imperfect, perfect, and pluperfect (past perfect) tenses in English correspond to "speaks", "spoke", "has spoken", and "had spoken".

Conditional Conjugations

The conditional present and perfect moods in English typically correspond to "would" and "would have".