No. 146 in Finnish
haluaa
"Haluaa" means "wants" in English.
In a sentence
Hän haluaa oppia suomea.
He/She wants to learn Finnish.
In this sentence, 'haluaa' indicates the subject's desire or wish to learn Finnish, referring to a third-person singular form.
Haluan mennä puistoon.
I want to go to the park.
Here, 'haluan' is the first-person singular conjugation of 'haluta', expressing the speaker's wish to go to the park.
Me haluamme nähdä elokuvan.
We want to see a movie.
In this context, 'haluamme' is used in the first-person plural form, indicating a collective desire of a group to see a movie.
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