No. 778 in Polish
chcieli
"Chcieli" means "they wanted" in English.
In a sentence
Chcieliśmy odwiedzić muzeum w sobotę.
We wanted to visit the museum on Saturday.
In this sentence, 'chcieliśmy' is the first-person plural past tense, indicating a desire or intention in the past.
Chcieli, aby była punktualna.
They wanted her to be punctual.
Here, 'chcieli' is the third-person plural past tense, expressing a wish or expectation by a group.
Czy wiedziałaś, że oni chcieli się przeprowadzić?
Did you know that they wanted to move?
In this example, 'chcieli' demonstrates an intention of moving attributed to 'they,' providing context within a question.
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