No. 1,345 in Russian
хочу
"Хочу" means "I want."
In a sentence
Я хочу пить.
I want to drink.
The word 'хочу' is used here to express a personal desire or need for an action, 'пить' (to drink).
Дети хотят играть в парке.
The children want to play in the park.
Although 'хочу' is conjugated as 'хотят' for the plural subject 'дети,' it maintains its root meaning of 'wanting' an action or activity, 'играть' (to play).
Туристы хотят увидеть музей.
The tourists want to see the museum.
Here, 'хочу' in its conjugated form 'хотят' conveys the desire of the plural subject 'туристы' to perform a specific action, 'увидеть' (to see).
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