хотел пойти, но

wanted to go, but

→ хотеть

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wanted to go, but Used when a male speaker or subject wanted to go but ultimately did not, usually because something prevented it. For “would like to go, but,” Russian often uses хотел бы пойти, но.

RU: Он хотел пойти, но не пошёл.

EN: He wanted to go, but he didn’t go.

Он хотел пойти, но не пошёл.

He wanted to go, but he didn’t.

Я хотел пойти, но забыл.

I wanted to go, but I forgot.

Я бы хотел пойти, но у меня просто нет времени.

I’d like to go, but I simply don’t have the time.

Я хотел пойти, но заболел.

I wanted to go, but I got sick.