Wanting and intending
What does someone want or plan to do?
의미
Wanting and intending show what someone wishes for or plans to do. A wish need not become a plan, and a plan need not lead to action. Some languages have special verb forms for wishes or intentions; others use ordinary words and context. Past, present and future tells us when an event happens, not whether someone wants it to happen.
알아보는 방법
Look for a wish, plan, willingness, or refusal, rather than just a statement that an event will happen.
모국어에서는
Korean expresses a wish to do something with -고 싶다 and an intention or plan with -(으)려고 하다. In ordinary statements, -고 싶다 usually presents the speaker's own wish, while questions can ask about the listener's wish. Statements about another person's wishes commonly use -고 싶어 하다.
주말에는 푹 쉬고 싶어요. (Jumareneun puk swigo sipeoyo.)
지수는 새 휴대폰을 사고 싶어 해요. (Jisuneun sae hyudaeponeul sago sipeo haeyo.)
-고 싶어 해요 presents another person's desire.
이번 달부터 운동을 하려고 해요. (Ibeon dalbuteo undongeul haryeogo haeyo.)
-려고 해요 expresses an intention rather than just a wish.