Voulus (en. Wanted)

/vulu/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

verb

To have wanted something in the past.

I wanted you to come with me.

J'ai voulus que tu viennes avec moi.

To express a previous desire or will.

They wanted to change plans.

Ils ont voulus changer de plan.

To indicate a past intention.

We wanted to leave earlier but we delayed.

Nous voulus partir plus tôt mais nous avons tardé.

The word 'voulus' is the past participle of the verb 'vouloir', deriving from the Latin 'vultus'.

what I meant to say

Expression used to clarify an intention or point of view.

ce que je voulais dire

here is what I want

Used to clearly express a desire or requirement.

voici ce que je veux

as I had wanted

Means that something has been accomplished according to initial wishes.

tel que je l'avais voulu

want

To express a will or desire.

vouloir

wanting

Participial form of the verb 'vouloir'.

voulant

wanted

Past participle used to indicate a past will.

voulu

Someone who expresses their desires

He is always talking about what he wanted.

Il est toujours en train de parler de ce qu'il a voulus.

To express a wish insistently

She wanted everything to be perfect for her party.

Elle a voulus que tout soit parfait pour sa fête.