No. 398 in Italian
voluto
"Voluto" means "wanted" or "intended" in English.
In a sentence
Ho voluto partecipare alla riunione.
I wanted to participate in the meeting.
In this sentence, 'voluto' is used as the past participle of 'volere' (to want), combined with the auxiliary verb 'ho' to indicate past desire or intent.
Non avrei mai voluto offendere nessuno.
I would never have wanted to offend anyone.
Here, 'voluto' conveys a hypothetical or conditional past action, paired with the auxiliary 'avrei' indicating an intention not fulfilled.
La decisione che hai voluto cambiare era importante.
The decision you wanted to change was important.
In this instance, 'voluto' acts as a descriptive past participle following 'hai,' emphasizing the specific intent to change in the past.
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