No. 305 in Czech
chtěl
"Chtěl" means "wanted" (past tense of "want").
In a sentence
Chtěl bych navštívit Prahu.
I would like to visit Prague.
The word 'chtěl' is used in its conditional form to express a polite desire or wish.
Kdybys chtěl, mohl bys mi pomoci.
If you wanted to, you could help me.
'Chtěl' is used in a hypothetical conditional clause, denoting a possible scenario.
Od malička chtěl být pilotem.
He wanted to be a pilot since he was a child.
In this sentence, 'chtěl' is used in past tense to describe a desire or aspiration in the past.
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