querer
to want
To want something or someone
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linguistic
query
seek / want to know
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-er
verb suffix
Querer means to want in relation to the English word query0. When you query something, you want to know0 it.
querer
to want, to wish
To want something.
- Quiero un café con leche, por favor = I want a coffee with milk, please
- ¿Qué quieres hacer esta noche? = What do you wish to do tonight?
to love, to like, to be fond of
I want you, baby.
- Te quiero mucho, mamá = I love you so much, Mom
- El perro quiere a todos en la familia = The dog is fond of everyone in the family
quererse
to love oneself (reflexive)
Literally to love oneself.
- Tienes que aprender a quererte más = You have to learn to love yourself more
to love each other (reciprocal)
Literally to love each other.
- Se quieren desde que eran niños = They have loved each other since they were children
querer decir
to mean
Literally "to want to say" something. What something wants to say is what it means.
- ¿Qué quiere decir esta palabra? = What does this word mean?
- No sé lo que quieres decir con eso = I don't know what you mean by that