желать

to wish

not to confuse with "хочеть" to want

я желаю жены
i wish for a wife

я хочу жену
i want a wife

it always takes the genative... does it not ??

я желаю
ты желаешь
вы желаете
он она оно желает
мы желаем
они желают

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Originally Posted by Dogboy182

to wish

not to confuse with "хочеть" to want

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You mean Хотеть.

So, can you use "to wish" the same as "to want" like we do in english?
Example:
I wish to eat.
I want to eat.
Can you do this?

Or is it only used like:
I wish for a husband.
I want a husband. :?: :?:

You can use it with the genitive, an infinitive or with чтобы.
So, emka71aln, I think you're right, you could probably say:
Я желаю съесть.
Я желаю, чтобы я съел.

You don't think it would be Я желаю поесть?

Dunno. What's the difference? You could probably go with пожрать too =o

Isn't съесть more specific? Like you use it when talking about eating an apple, and use поесть when talking about eating in general.

So, what I understand is that in this case, it is pretty much a direct translation of the English word "wish" Hmmm....that seems way too simple. There must be a catch somewhere.

To wish for, desire

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Originally Posted by emka71aln

So, can you use "to wish" the same as "to want" like we do in english?
Example:
I wish to eat.
I want to eat.
Can you do this?

Or is it only used like:
I wish for a husband.
I want a husband. :?: :?:

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why do people always assume wish and want are the same thing? we do NOT use them the same way in english, at least i don't. that would totally wear down the meaning of the words. if you want somthing you it is somthing that is a desire but, a small one at best. a wish, is like i WISH my wife didn't have cancer, i WISH i could speak russian. if you say i want to speak russian it's like, yea i'm, workin on speaking russianm takin it easy. if you say i want my wife not to have cancer, it sounds pretty weak... like either way u could live with the result. or, if you WISH for food infrontof me , that sounds гей and i would probly slap you. also if you say a BB gun that u really wanted, you wouldn't wish for it, that sounds stupid. u'd just say, man i really want that gun.

and yes mike i meant хотеть... i was already conjugatign ahead of myself