sagte, er wolle

said he wanted to

→ sagen

phrase Uncommon #14,752

said he wanted to Used to report what a male person said he wanted to do. „Wolle“ is the subjunctive form used in reported speech; in everyday speech, „sagte, er will“ is also common.

GE: Sie sagte, er wolle morgen wiederkommen.

EN: She said he wanted to come back tomorrow.

Tom sagte, er wolle nicht tanzen.

Tom said he didn't want to dance.

Tom sagte, er wolle keine Freundin.

Tom said he didn't want a girlfriend.

Tom sagte, er wolle nicht mit mir reden.

Tom said he didn't want to talk to me.

Er sagte, er wolle nicht gehen.

He said he didn’t want to leave.

Tom sagte, er wolle lieber allein dorthin gehen.

Tom said he would rather go there alone.

Tom sagte, er wolle nicht fahren.

Tom said he didn't want to drive.

Tom sagte, er wolle nicht mit uns in den Park.

Tom said he didn't want to go to the park with us.

Tom sagte, er wolle heute nirgendwo mehr hin.

Tom said he didn't want to go anywhere else today.

Tom sagte, er wolle nicht ins Bett.

Tom said he didn't want to go to bed.

Tom sagte, er wolle nichts.

Tom said he didn't want anything.

Tom sagte, er wolle etwas Gesellschaft.

Tom said he wanted some company.

Tom sagte, er wolle lieber allein dorthin fahren.

Tom said he would rather go there alone.

Tom sagte, er wolle nicht befördert werden.

Tom said he didn't want to be promoted.

Tom sagte, er wolle nicht mit uns Poker spielen.

Tom said he didn’t want to play poker with us.

Tom sagte, er wolle erst etwas essen, wenn Maria wieder zu Hause sei.

Tom said he wouldn't eat anything until Maria was home again.

Er sagte, er wolle nichts.

He said he didn’t want anything.

Tom sagte, er wolle heute nicht zur Schule.

Tom said he didn't want to go to school today.

Tom sagte, er wolle lieber nicht schwimmen.

Tom said he would rather not go swimming.

Tom sagte, er wolle nicht gestört werden.

Tom said he didn't want to be disturbed.

phrase Uncommon #17,980

said he wanted to Used in reported speech. The form "wolle" is the subjunctive I of "wollen," often used in formal or written German to report what someone says.

GE: Tom sagte, er wolle es morgen tun.

EN: Tom said he wanted to do it tomorrow.

Tom sagte, er wolle alles allein tun.

Tom said he wanted to do everything himself.

Tom sagte, er wolle es nur tun, wenn Maria ihm dabei helfe.

Tom said he would only do it if Maria helped him.

Tom sagte, er wolle nicht Französisch lernen.

Tom said he didn't want to learn French.

Tom sagte, er wolle seinen alten Wagen behalten.

Tom said he wanted to keep his old car.

Tom sagte, er wolle Französisch lernen.

Tom said he wanted to learn French.