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querer

"querer" means "to want" in Spanish. It is number 67 on the frequency list, in A1 (verb).

Meaning

to want; to love

IPA

/keˈɾeɾ/

Forms in this course

quiero, quieres, quiere, quería, quieren, queremos

Level

A1

Practice this word

Updated October 21, 2026

Example sentences

• Te quiero.
  I love you.
  Tatoeba: Shishir / awael58
• Lo quiero.
  I want it.
  Tatoeba: alexmarcelo / cntrational
• La quiero.
  I love her.
  Tatoeba: enteka / CK

Learned together

In the course, "querer" is in the same group as these words. You master them as a set.

• ser to be (identity, traits)
• estar to be (location, states)
• haber to have (helper verb)
• ir to go
• tener to have
• poder can, to be able to
• hacer to do, to make
• creer to believe, to think
• saber to know

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