gewollt, dass

wanted that

→ wollen

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wanted that Used with a dass-clause to express that someone wanted something to happen or wanted someone to do something. In natural English, this is often translated with “wanted [someone] to …” rather than “wanted that …”.

GE: Sie hätte gewollt, dass du mitkommst.

EN: She would have wanted you to come along.

Tom hat gewollt, dass du kommst.

Tom wanted you to come.

Ich habe nie gewollt, dass all dies geschieht.

I never wanted any of this to happen.

Mom hätte gewollt, dass wir ihn sehen, bevor er stirbt.

Mom would have wanted us to see him before he died.

— Die Royal Tenenbaums (2001)

Mary hat gewollt, dass ich ihr Französisch beibringe.

Mary wanted me to teach her French.