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wouldst

/wʊdst/

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verb

Wünschen, begehren

(now uncommon or literary) To wish, desire (something).

Examples :

"Do what you will."

Tu, was du willst.

language literature

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verb

Wünschen, beabsichtigen

(nowadays rare) To wish or desire (that something happen); to intend (that).

Examples :

""If thou wouldst have success in thy studies, thou must dedicate time to them daily." "

Wenn du Erfolg in deinen Studien haben willst, musst du ihnen täglich Zeit widmen.

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verb

Würdest

(auxiliary) To habitually do (a given action).

Examples :

""In his youth, he wouldst rise before dawn to help his father with the farm chores." "

In seiner Jugend würdest er vor Sonnenaufgang aufstehen, um seinem Vater bei den Feldarbeiten zu helfen.

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verb

Würdest

(auxiliary) To choose to (do something); used to express intention but without any temporal connotations (+ bare infinitive), often in negation.

Examples :

"I’ve told him three times, but he won’t take his medicine."

Ich habe es ihm dreimal gesagt, aber er würde seine Medizin nicht nehmen.

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verb

Würdest

(auxiliary) Used to express the future tense, sometimes with some implication of volition when used in the first person. Compare shall.

Examples :

""If thou truly desired knowledge, thou wouldst study diligently, and success would be thine." "

Wenn du wirklich Wissen begehrtest, würdest du fleißig lernen, und der Erfolg wäre dein.

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Könntest

(auxiliary) To be able to, to have the capacity to.

Examples :

"Unfortunately, only one of these gloves will actually fit over my hand."

Leider würde nur einer dieser Handschuhe tatsächlich über meine Hand passen.

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würdest

(auxiliary) Expressing a present tense with some conditional or subjective weakening: "will turn out to", "must by inference".

Examples :

""If you only practiced a little bit more, you wouldst certainly ace the exam." "

Wenn du nur ein bisschen mehr üben würdest, würdest du die Prüfung sicherlich bestehen.

grammar language

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verb

Wünschen, begehren

To wish, desire.

Examples :

""If thou wouldst a higher grade, thou must study harder." "

Wenn du eine bessere Note wünschst, musst du härter lernen.

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verb

Anordnen, verfügen

To instruct (that something be done) in one's will.

Examples :

""In her will, she wouldst her niece to inherit the family business, hoping she would continue its legacy." "

In ihrem Testament verfügte sie, dass ihre Nichte das Familienunternehmen erben sollte, in der Hoffnung, dass sie dessen Erbe fortführen würde.

property law family

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verb

Versuchen, beabsichtigen

To try to make (something) happen by using one's will (intention).

Examples :

"All the fans were willing their team to win the game."

Alle Fans versuchten, dass ihr Team das Spiel gewinnt.

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Vermachen

To bequeath (something) to someone in one's will (legal document).

Examples :

"He willed his stamp collection to the local museum."

Er vermachte seine Briefmarkensammlung dem örtlichen Museum.

property law family