Language/Armenian/Grammar/To-Like,-To-Want,-To-Wish

To Like, To Want, To Wish in Armenian

The verbs (սիրել, ուզենալ, ցանկանալ) are often used with the infinitive of other verbs.

Once you've mastered this lesson, take a look at these related pages: The Genitive Case, Cases of Nouns, Pronunciation Rules & How to Use Have.

Rules

սիրում եմ + infinitive = I like to ___________

ուզում եմ + infinitive = I want to ___________

ցանկանում եմ + infinitive = I wish to _____________

Examples

Here are a few examples:

1) Ես չեմ սիրում ուշ արթնանալ: I don’t like waking up late.

2) Ես ուզում եմ լավ սովորել: I want to study well.

3) Նա ցանկանում է գալ վաղը: He wishes to come tomorrow.

Sources

https://slaviccenters.duke.edu/sites/slaviccenters.duke.edu/files/handbook_of_armenian.pdf

Other Lessons

• The Instrumental Case
• The Present Simple
• The Verb to Have
• Questions
• Time
• Simple Past
• Participles
• The Past Subjunctive Mood
• The Genitive Case
• Asking Questions