Definition
Relating to or expressing a strong desire or wish for something.
Etymology
From Latin desiderativus, formed from desiderare (to desire) plus the suffix -ive (tending to, having the quality of). In linguistics, it refers to a grammatical mood expressing desire.
Kelly Says
Linguists use 'desiderative' to describe a special grammatical mood in some languages—like Japanese and Sanskrit—that specifically expresses 'I want to do X.' English doesn't have this built into our grammar, so we have to say it with extra words!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
እንደሚፈልግ
en-deh-mee-feel-guh
ARالعربية
المُرغوب فيه
al-murghub feeh
BNবাংলা
চাহিদা
chaa-hee-dah
CACatalà
desitjat
deh-see-t-jat
DEDeutsch
wünschenswert
vyoos-hen-shvert
ELΕλληνικά
επιθυμητός
eh-pee-thee-mee-tos
ESEspañol
desiderativo
deh-see-deh-rah-tee-voh
FISuomi
toivottu
toy-voh-ttoo
FRFrançais
désiré
deh-zee-reh
HAHA
abinda ake so
ah-bee-n-dah ah-keh so
HUMagyar
kívánatos
kee-va-na-tohs
IDBahasa Indonesia
keinginan
keh-ee-gi-nan
IGIG
ihe nwere
ee-he n-weh-reh
ITItaliano
desiderativo
deh-zee-deh-rah-tee-voh
MSBahasa Melayu
keinginan
keh-ee-gi-nan
MYမြန်မာ
လျှောက်
l-y-a-ouk
NLNederlands
beoogen
beh-oh-ghen
PLPolski
pożądany
po-zhad-nah-hee
PTPortuguês
desejativo
deh-zay-jee-tee-voh
RUРусский
желаемый
zhe-la-ye-myy
SVSvenska
önskad
on-skaad
SWKiswahili
matumaini
ma-too-ma-nee
TAதமிழ்
வேண்டிய
ven-dee-ya
TEతెలుగు
కావలసిన
kaava-la-si-n
THไทย
ความปรารถนา
kwan-pra-thon-nah
UKУкраїнська
бажаний
bah-zha-nee-y
VITiếng Việt
mong muốn
mong-muon
ZUZU
ikhohlisiwe
ee-khoh-lee-see-weh