will er

does he want to

→ wollen

phrase Very common #1,495

does he want to In questions, this usually asks whether he wants or intends to do something. Depending on context, it can also mean “will he.”

GE: Will er heute mitkommen?

EN: Does he want to come along today?

Will er abnehmen?

Does he want to lose weight?

Will er ihn umbringen?

Does he want to kill him?

— Leben! (1994)

Deswegen will er's mir zeigen!

That's why he wants to show it to me!

— Der Maschinist (2004)

Was will er sagen?

What is he trying to say?

— Der Spiegel (1975)

Weil du mich liebst, will er mich umbringen?

Because you love me, he wants to kill me?

— Oldboy (2003)

Angeblich will er Aurelia umbringen.

He allegedly wants to kill Aurelia.

— Tatsächlich... Liebe (2003)

Wann will er mit seinem Köter antreten?

When does he plan to compete with his dog?

— Amores perros (2000)

Außerdem will er gar nicht mit mir reden.

Besides, he doesn't want to talk to me at all.

— Heute gehe ich allein nach Hause (2014)

Wie will er sie nennen?

What does he want to name her?

Vielleicht will er sich einfach nicht erinnern.

Maybe he just doesn't want to remember.

— The Return - Die Rückkehr (2003)

Das will er jetzt ja wieder gutmachen.

He wants to make up for it now, after all.

— Christiane F. (1981)

Ist er nur stolz, oder will er seine Intelligenz unter Beweis stellen?

Is he just showing off, or does he want to prove his intelligence?

— Ich gab Dir mein Herz, Geliebter - Hum dil de chuke sanam (1999)

Und obendrein will er Bürgermeister werden.

And on top of that, he wants to become mayor.

— Wild Tales - Jeder dreht mal durch! (2014)

Will er mich verarschen?

Is he trying to fool me?

— Edge of Tomorrow (2014)

Warum will er nichts mehr von mir wissen?

Why doesn't he want anything to do with me anymore?

— Eat Drink Man Woman (1994)

Und wo will er mich suchen?

And where does he want to look for me?

— Pinocchio (2019)

Seitdem will er mich heiraten.

Since then, he wants to marry me.

— Picknick (1955)

Wozu will er das wissen?

Why does he want to know that?

— Montags in der Sonne (2002)

Darum will er sich rächen?

Is that why he wants to take revenge?

— Caché (2005)

Aber solche will er gar nicht kaufen.

But he doesn't want to buy any of those.

— Django Unchained (2012)

Damit will er die Geschworenen beeindrucken.

He wants to impress the jury with that.

— Eine Frage der Ehre (1992)

Wohin will er gehen?

Where does he want to go?

Will er Ming-Dao und Guo-Lun besser kennenlernen?

Does he want to get to know Ming-Dao and Guo-Lun better?

— Eat Drink Man Woman (1994)

Übrigens will er auch mit dir persönlich sprechen.

By the way, he also wants to speak with you in person.

In der Nacht will er gefunden werden.

He wants to be found during the night.

— Der englische Patient (1996)

Will er es sich ansehen?

Does he want to see it?

Wo will er hin?

Where does he want to go?

— Anora (2024)

Will er mir etwas aus der Nase ziehen?

Is he trying to drag something out of me?

— Die Besucher (1993)

Will er zur Schule gehen?

Does he want to go to school?

Was will er pflanzen?

What does he want to plant?

— Jean Florette (1986)

Warum will er der Armee beitreten?

Why does he want to join the army?

Wie will er da über den Fluss kommen?

How will he get across the river?

— Iwans Kindheit (1962)

Das will er doch hören.

That's what he wants to hear.

— Fight Club (1999)

Also will er den Verdacht von seinem Finanzier Malles ablenken?

So he wants to deflect suspicion from his financier Malles?

— Ghost in The Shell (1995)

Jetzt will er mir also Informationen verkaufen.

So now he wants to sell me information.

— Assassination (2015)

Will er auf ein Schiff warten, um aufs Meer zu fliehen?

Does he intend to wait for a ship to escape to sea?

— Ghost in The Shell (1995)

Was will er beweisen?

What does he want to prove?

— Dune: Part Two (2024)

Aber dann will er sie haben.

But then he wants to have her.

— Almost Famous - Fast berühmt (2000)

Will er nicht niederknien?

Will he not kneel?

— Agora - Die Säulen des Himmels (2009)

Was will er schon tun?

What is he going to do?

— Gangs of Wasseypur - Teil 1 (2012)

Warum will er mich nicht verstehen?

Why doesn't he want to understand me?

— Frau ohne Gewissen (1944)

Vielleicht will er sich einweisen lassen.

Maybe he wants to check himself into a hospital.

— Die Besucher (1993)

Will er dir damit etwas zeigen?

Is he trying to show you something?

— Tiger & Dragon (2000)

Will er mich zwingen?

Does he want to force me?

— Die Besucher (1993)

Wieso will er kein Trinkgeld geben?

Why doesn't he want to give a tip?

— Reservoir Dogs - Wilde Hunde (1992)

Was will er machen?

What does he want to do?

— Blow Out - Der Tod löscht alle Spuren (1981)

Ein Minister will er sein, dieser gottverdammte Vollidiot.

He wants to be a minister, that goddamn complete moron.

— Gangs of Wasseypur - Teil 1 (2012)

Warum will er sich mit Orestes ohne konkrete Vorschläge treffen?

Why does he want to meet with Orestes without any concrete proposals?

— Agora - Die Säulen des Himmels (2009)

Je mehr der Teufel hat, je mehr will er haben.

The more the devil has, the more he wants.

Vielleicht will er nur nett sein.

Maybe he just wants to be nice.

— Kevin - Allein zu Haus (1990)