Verbs

Volo, nolo, malo

volo, velle, volui   means 'to want'
nolo, nolle, nolui   means 'to not want'
malo malle malui   means 'to want more' therefore 'to prefer'.
n and m can help you recall the distinctions.
Both malo and nolo forms relate to those of volo.

The variations for all occur in the present tense only. Note that there is no 4th principal part therefore there is no passive voice for any of these verbs. One cannot say "I am preferred," you are wanted or not wanted in Latin with these verbs.

The imperfect is vole + the imperfect endings; nole + imperfect endings; male + imperfect endings.

The future is treated like a 3rd conjugation verb - vol, nol, or mal + the endings -am, -es, -et, -emus, -etis, -ent.

The perfect system as with all verbs, regular and irregular, is normal...perfectly normal. Add the perfect, pluperfect and future perfect endings to the 3rd principal part after removing the final -i.

This leaves us to be concerned only with the present indicative tense.

for nolo, change the v to n, except for the highlighted foms. Here add non as a new word

For malo follow the same plan but replace the o with a and instead of non as a separate word, add ma to the vis, vult and vultis

Malo is often followed by quam to show comparison

Subjunctive forms:
Imperfect subjunctive - infinitive + endings; perfect subjunctive - voluerim, volueris etc. and Pluperfect - voluissem, etc.; Present subjunctive forms - velim, velis, velit, velimus, velitis, velint. Nolim, nolis etc.; malim, malis etc.

Ways to use the subjunctive forms:

Velim hoc facias - I would like you to do this.
Malim hoc facias - I would prefer that you do this.

Practice:

1. Hoc malo quam illud.
2. Hoc facere malo quam illud.
3. Esse felices volunt.
4. Esse illlud nolebant.
5. Vellem hoc concederent.
6. Nolim id experiaris.
7. Velisne mihi permittere ut te complectar?
8. Forsitan esse cauti nolint.
9. Mallem eum invenires tutum integrumque sine his vulneribus.
10. Tantus furor reginam occupaverat ut mori mallet quam sine viro vivere.

Answers:

1. I prefer this to that.
2. I prefer to do this rather than that.
3. They want to be happy.
4. They did not want that.
5. I would like ( want) them to give this up.
6. I would not want you do try that.
7. Would you like to allow me to hold you?
8. Perhaps they may not want to be cautious.
9. I would prefer that you found him safe and whole without these wounds.
10. Such great madness had seized the queen that she preferred to die rather than live without (her)man...(re Dido).

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