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Top 1,000verb, imperfective

хоте́ться

[xɐˈtʲet͡sːə]to want, to desire, to feel like

Frequency rank #547 About 1 in every 5,700 words in Russian film and TV. The top 1,000 words make up 77.5% of everything said.
хотеться #547

Meaning

  1. to want, to desire, to feel like

Examples

мне хо́чется ...

I’d like ...

Когда́ бе́гаешь и хо́дишь, спать уже́ не так хо́чется, как в сидя́чем положе́нии.

When you run and walk, you no longer want to sleep as much as when in a sitting position.

Related

  • захоте́ться aspect partner

Forms by frequency

  • хоте́лосьneuter, singular, past#954
  • хо́четсяsingular, 3rd person, present#1,086
  • хоте́тьсяinfinitive

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