Will / Intention
Does someone want or intend it?
Bedeutung
A layer expressing desire, intention, plan, willingness, refusal, or goal-directed mental orientation.
So erkennst Du es
Ask whether the event is wanted, planned, or intended.
Beispiele
want|intend|plan|will|would like
want to go|planning to study|would like coffee
I want to learn Spanish.
Visual guide
Inside the person:
want / plan / intend
↓
[event]
I want to learn Spanish.
Desire vs intention: want = desired event plan = arranged event will = intended event refuse = blocked by will All: mind → event
Sprachansicht
In deiner Muttersprache
Intention and desire use wollen, möchten and plan-related phrases.
Ich will Deutsch lernen.
I want German learn.
In Deiner Lernsprache
Englisch drückt Absicht mit want to, would like to, be going to, will, plan to und intend to aus.
I want to help.
want to = Absicht oder Wille
Lernende verwechseln manchmal eine Zukunftsvorhersage mit einer Absicht oder verwenden want und would like unpassend.
Same block, different coding
Both languages use this block strongly, but they signal it differently. Focus on form changes, not only meaning.