Will / Intention
Does someone want or intend it?
Significado
A layer expressing desire, intention, plan, willingness, refusal, or goal-directed mental orientation.
Como identificar
Ask whether the event is wanted, planned, or intended.
Exemplos
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
Vista por língua
Na tua língua materna
Intention uses querer, pretender, ter vontade de, ir plus infinitive, and conditional politeness.
Eu quero aprender português.
I want to learn Portuguese.
Na tua língua de aprendizagem
English expresses intention with want to, would like to, be going to, will, plan to, and intend to.
I want to help.
want to = intention/will
Learners may confuse future prediction with intention or misuse want/would like.
Same block, different coding
Both languages use this block strongly, but they signal it differently. Focus on form changes, not only meaning.