volerci

Italian

Etymology

From volere +‎ ci.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /voˈler.t͡ʃi/
  • Rhymes: -ertʃi
  • Hyphenation: vo‧lér‧ci

Verb

volérci (pronominal, third-person only, third-person singular present ci vuòle, third-person singular past historic ci vòlle, past participle volùto, third-person singular future ci vorrà, auxiliary èssere)

  1. to take; to be needed; to be required
    quanto tempo ci vuole?
    how much time do you need?
    ci vogliono tre ore per arrivarci
    it takes three hours to get there
  2. to be adequate, appropriate, or right
    questa è la tazza che ci vuole per me
    this is the cup that is right for me

Usage notes
  • Common phrases in which volerci is used include:
    cosa ci vuole (used to indicate the simplicity or ease of doing something) ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
    ci vuol altro (used to indicate that a certain proposal does not quite adequately address a problem) ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
    quando ci vuole, ci vuole (used to indicate that when something is necessary, it must be done, even if unpleasant) ― one's got to do what one's got to do

Conjugation
    Conjugation of volérci (-ere; third-person only; irregular) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)
infinitive volérci
auxiliary verb èssere gerund volèndoci
present participle volènte past participle volùto
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative io tu lui/lei, esso/essa noi voi loro, essi/esse
present — — ci vuòle — — ci vògliono
imperfect — — ci voléva — — ci volévano
past historic — — ci vòlle — — ci vòllero
future — — ci vorrà — — ci vorrànno
conditional io tu lui/lei, esso/essa noi voi loro, essi/esse
present — — ci vorrèbbe, ci vorrébbe — — ci vorrèbbero, ci vorrébbero
subjunctive che io che tu che lui/che lei, che esso/che essa che noi che voi che loro, che essi/che esse
present — — ci vòglia — — ci vògliano
imperfect — — ci volésse — — ci voléssero
imperative — tu Lei noi voi Loro
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negative imperative — — — — —

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