No. 474 in Romanian
vrut
"Vrut" means "wanted" in English.
In a sentence
Am vrut să învăț să cânt la pian.
I wanted to learn to play the piano.
The word 'vrut' is used as the past participle in a compound past tense, indicating a past desire or intention.
Dacă ai vrut să pleci, trebuia să-mi spui.
If you wanted to leave, you should have told me.
'Vrut' here continues to function in a subjunctive mood sentence to specify a past conditional situation describing desire or intention.
Ea a vrut mereu să călătorească prin lume.
She has always wanted to travel around the world.
In this usage, 'vrut' expresses a past consistent or recurring desire or intention.
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