Will
//wɪl//
Translations of "will" (95 languages)
| Language | Translation | Romanization | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albanian | vullnet(act of choosing to do something; conscious intent or volition) | — | |
| Ancient Greek | θέλημα(act of choosing to do something; conscious intent or volition), βούλομαι(to wish or desire), θέλω(to wish or desire), ἐθέλω(to wish or desire) | thélēma, boúlomai, thélō, ethélō | |
| Arabic | إرَادَة(one's independent faculty of choice), إرَادَة(intention or decision), إرَادَة(act of choosing to do something; conscious intent or volition), رَغْبَة(act of choosing to do something; conscious intent or volition), رح or حـ(indicating future action), رح or حـ(indicating future action) | ʔirāda, ʔirāda, ʔirāda, raḡba, raḥ, raḥ | |
| Armenian | կամք(act of choosing to do something; conscious intent or volition), կտակել(to bequeath), ցանկանալ(to wish or desire) | kamkʻ, ktakel, cʻankanal | |
| Azerbaijani | iradə(act of choosing to do something; conscious intent or volition), ixtiyar(act of choosing to do something; conscious intent or volition) | — | |
| Bashkir | ихтыяр(one's independent faculty of choice), ихтыяр(act of choosing to do something; conscious intent or volition) | ixtıyar, ixtıyar | |
| Basque | gogo(act of choosing to do something; conscious intent or volition), nahi(act of choosing to do something; conscious intent or volition) | — | |
| Belarusian | во́ля(one's independent faculty of choice), во́ля(act of choosing to do something; conscious intent or volition) | vólja, vólja | |
| Belizean Creole | wahn(indicating future action) | — | |
| Bulgarian | Уи́л(diminutive of William), во́ля(one's independent faculty of choice), во́ля(act of choosing to do something; conscious intent or volition), намере́ние(intention or decision), желая(to wish or desire), завеща́вам(to bequeath), искам(to wish or desire), ще(indicating future action) | Uíl, vólja, vólja, namerénie, želaja, zaveštávam, iskam, šte | |
| Burmese | နောင်(indicating future action), မည်(indicating future action), အံ့(indicating future action) | naung, many, am. | |
| Catalan | albir(act of choosing to do something; conscious intent or volition), lliure albir(one's independent faculty of choice), voluntat(intention or decision), voluntat(act of choosing to do something; conscious intent or volition), anar(indicating future action), desitjar(to wish or desire), llegar(to bequeath) | — | |
| Cebuano | buot(act of choosing to do something; conscious intent or volition), pagbuot(act of choosing to do something; conscious intent or volition) | — | |
| Chinese Cantonese | 會 /会(indicating future action) | wui⁵, wui³ | |
| Chinese Mandarin | 威爾 /威尔(diminutive of William), 意志(act of choosing to do something; conscious intent or volition), 將 /将(indicating future action), 將要 /将要(indicating future action), 會 /会(indicating future action), 要(indicating future action) | Wēi'ěr, yìzhì, jiāng, jiāngyào, huì, yào | |
| Church Slavic | волꙗ(act of choosing to do something; conscious intent or volition) | volja | |
| Cornish | mynnes(to wish or desire) | — | |
| Czech | vůle(act of choosing to do something; conscious intent or volition), odkázat(to bequeath) | — | |
| Dalmatian | voluntuot(act of choosing to do something; conscious intent or volition) | — | |
| Danish | vilje(act of choosing to do something; conscious intent or volition), skal(indicating future action), testamentere(to bequeath), vil(indicating future action) | — | |
| Dutch | Jelle(diminutive of William), Pim(diminutive of William), Wil(diminutive of William), Wim(diminutive of William), wens(act of choosing to do something; conscious intent or volition), wil(one's independent faculty of choice), wil(act of choosing to do something; conscious intent or volition), legateren(to bequeath), nalaten(to bequeath), vermaken(to bequeath), willen(to wish or desire), zullen(indicating future action) | — | |
| Esperanto | volo(act of choosing to do something; conscious intent or volition), os Use the future tense(indicating future action), testamenti(to bequeath), voli(to wish or desire) | — | |
| Estonian | tahe(one's independent faculty of choice), tahe(intention or decision), tahe(act of choosing to do something; conscious intent or volition), hakkama(indicating future action), pärandama(to bequeath), saama(indicating future action), testeerima(to bequeath) | — | |
| Ewe | lɔ̃lɔ̃nu(act of choosing to do something; conscious intent or volition) | — | |
| Faroese | vilji(act of choosing to do something; conscious intent or volition) | — | |
| Finnish | Vilho(diminutive of William), Vili(diminutive of William), Ville(diminutive of William), halu(act of choosing to do something; conscious intent or volition), tahto(one's independent faculty of choice), tahto(intention or decision), tahto(act of choosing to do something; conscious intent or volition), aikoa(to wish or desire), aikoa(indicating future action), testamentata(to bequeath), tulla(indicating future action) | — | |
| French | Guillon(diminutive of William), volonté(act of choosing to do something; conscious intent or volition), aller(indicating future action), léguer(to bequeath), ra(indicating future action), ras(indicating future action), rez(indicating future action), rons(indicating future action), ront(indicating future action), vouloir(to wish or desire) | — | |
| Friulian | volontât(act of choosing to do something; conscious intent or volition) | — | |
| Galician | albidro(act of choosing to do something; conscious intent or volition), vontade(act of choosing to do something; conscious intent or volition) | — | |
| Georgian | ნება(act of choosing to do something; conscious intent or volition), სურვილი(act of choosing to do something; conscious intent or volition), სურს(to bequeath) | neba, survili, surs | |
| German | Willi(diminutive of William), Willy(diminutive of William), Wim(diminutive of William), Wille(one's independent faculty of choice), Wille(intention or decision), Wille(act of choosing to do something; conscious intent or volition), present tense form is often used(indicating future action), vermachen(to bequeath), werden(indicating future action), wollen(to wish or desire) | — | |
| Gothic | 𐍅𐌹𐌻𐌾𐌰(act of choosing to do something; conscious intent or volition) | wilja | |
| Greek | Γουίλ(diminutive of William), βούληση(act of choosing to do something; conscious intent or volition), θέληση(act of choosing to do something; conscious intent or volition) | Gouíl, voúlisi, thélisi | |
| Hebrew | וויל(diminutive of William), אָבָה(act of choosing to do something; conscious intent or volition), רָצוֹן(act of choosing to do something; conscious intent or volition), עָתִיד(indicating future action) | ava, ratsón, 'atíd | |
| Hindi | इच्छा(one's independent faculty of choice), इच्छा(intention or decision), इच्छा(act of choosing to do something; conscious intent or volition), आशा(to wish or desire), इच्छा(to wish or desire), कामना(to wish or desire), चाह(to wish or desire), होंगे(indicating future action) | icchā, icchā, icchā, āśā, icchā, kāmnā, cāh, hoṅge | |
| Hungarian | Vili(diminutive of William), akarat(one's independent faculty of choice), akarat(act of choosing to do something; conscious intent or volition), döntés(intention or decision), kívánság(intention or decision), szándék(intention or decision), szándék(act of choosing to do something; conscious intent or volition), óhaj(intention or decision), (örökül) hagy(to bequeath), akar(to wish or desire), fog(indicating future action), kíván(to wish or desire), rendel(to wish or desire), ráhagy(to bequeath), rátestál(to bequeath), óhajt(to wish or desire) | — | |
| Indonesian | hendak(act of choosing to do something; conscious intent or volition), kehendak(one's independent faculty of choice), akan(indicating future action) | — | |
| Iranian Persian | خواسْتَن(indicating future action) | xâstan | |
| Irish | deoin(act of choosing to do something; conscious intent or volition) | — | |
| Isoko | ti(indicating future action) | — | |
| Italian | volontà(act of choosing to do something; conscious intent or volition), lasciare in eredità(to bequeath), legare(to bequeath), rai(indicating future action), ranno(indicating future action), remo(indicating future action), rete(indicating future action), rà(indicating future action), volere(to wish or desire) | — | |
| Japanese | ウィル(diminutive of William), 意志(act of choosing to do something; conscious intent or volition), 希望する(to wish or desire), 望む(to wish or desire), 願う(to wish or desire) | ishi, kibō suru, nozomu, negau | |
| Kazakh | ерік(act of choosing to do something; conscious intent or volition), ықтияр(act of choosing to do something; conscious intent or volition) | erık, yqtiär | |
| Khmer | នឹង(indicating future action) | nɨng | |
| Korean | 의지(act of choosing to do something; conscious intent or volition), ㄹ 것이다(indicating future action), ㄹ게(indicating future action), 겠(indicating future action), 을 것이다(indicating future action), 을게(indicating future action) | uiji, -l geosida, -lge, -get-, -eul geosida, -eulge | |
| Kyrgyz | ыктыяр(act of choosing to do something; conscious intent or volition) | ıktıyar | |
| Lao | ຈະ(indicating future action), ຈັກ(indicating future action), ຈິ(indicating future action), ຊິ(indicating future action) | cha, chak, chi, si | |
| Latin | arbitrium(one's independent faculty of choice), voluntas(one's independent faculty of choice), voluntas(act of choosing to do something; conscious intent or volition) | — | |
| Latvian | Vilis(diminutive of William) | — | |
| Limburgish | Wum(diminutive of William) | — | |
| Lithuanian | noras(act of choosing to do something; conscious intent or volition), valia(act of choosing to do something; conscious intent or volition) | — | |
| Lower Sorbian | wóla(act of choosing to do something; conscious intent or volition) | — | |
| Luxembourgish | Wëllen(act of choosing to do something; conscious intent or volition), verierwen(to bequeath), wäerten(indicating future action) | — | |
| Macedonian | волја(act of choosing to do something; conscious intent or volition), заветува(to bequeath), остава во наследство(to bequeath), пожели(to wish or desire), пожелува(to wish or desire), посака(to wish or desire), посакува(to wish or desire), ќе(indicating future action) | volja, zavetuva, ostava vo nasledstvo, poželi, poželuva, posaka, posakuva, ḱe | |
| Malay | akan(indicating future action) | — | |
| Māori | e(act of choosing to do something; conscious intent or volition), ka(act of choosing to do something; conscious intent or volition), takune(act of choosing to do something; conscious intent or volition), whakaaro(act of choosing to do something; conscious intent or volition), wira(to bequeath) | — | |
| Navajo | dooleeł(indicating future action) | — | |
| Ngazidja Comorian | nyandzo(act of choosing to do something; conscious intent or volition) | — | |
| Nogai | эрк(act of choosing to do something; conscious intent or volition) | érk | |
| Northern Kurdish | dê(indicating future action), ê(indicating future action) | — | |
| Norwegian | ville(to wish or desire) | — | |
| Norwegian Bokmål | krav(intention or decision), vilje(one's independent faculty of choice), vilje(intention or decision), vilje(act of choosing to do something; conscious intent or volition), ønske(act of choosing to do something; conscious intent or volition), kommer til å(indicating future action), skal(indicating future action), testamentere(to bequeath), vil(indicating future action) | — | |
| Nǀuu | si(indicating future action) | — | |
| Occitan | volontat(act of choosing to do something; conscious intent or volition) | — | |
| Old English | sċulan(indicating future action), willan(indicating future action) | — | |
| Old Norse | vili(act of choosing to do something; conscious intent or volition) | — | |
| Persian | آرزو(act of choosing to do something; conscious intent or volition), اختیار(act of choosing to do something; conscious intent or volition), خواسته(act of choosing to do something; conscious intent or volition) | ârezu, extiyâr, xâste | |
| Plautdietsch | Wellen(act of choosing to do something; conscious intent or volition) | — | |
| Polish | wola(one's independent faculty of choice), wola(intention or decision), wola(act of choosing to do something; conscious intent or volition) | — | |
| Portuguese | Gui(diminutive of William), arbítrio(one's independent faculty of choice), vontade(act of choosing to do something; conscious intent or volition), desejar(to wish or desire), legar(to bequeath) | — | |
| Romanian | voință(act of choosing to do something; conscious intent or volition) | — | |
| Romansch | voluntad(act of choosing to do something; conscious intent or volition), volunted(act of choosing to do something; conscious intent or volition), voluntà(act of choosing to do something; conscious intent or volition) | — | |
| Russian | Уиллом(diminutive of William), во́ля(one's independent faculty of choice), во́ля(intention or decision), во́ля(act of choosing to do something; conscious intent or volition), наме́рение(intention or decision), жела́ть(to wish or desire), завеща́ть(to bequeath), пожела́ть(to wish or desire) | Uillom, vólja, vólja, vólja, namérenije, želátʹ, zaveščátʹ, poželátʹ | |
| Sanskrit | इच्छा(act of choosing to do something; conscious intent or volition) | icchā | |
| Sardinian | bolontade(act of choosing to do something; conscious intent or volition), boluntadi(act of choosing to do something; conscious intent or volition), volontade(act of choosing to do something; conscious intent or volition) | — | |
| Serbo-Croatian | Vilko(diminutive of William), vȍlja(act of choosing to do something; conscious intent or volition), во̏ља(act of choosing to do something; conscious intent or volition), hteti(indicating future action), htjeti(indicating future action), хтети(indicating future action), хтјети(indicating future action) | — | |
| Slovak | vôľa(act of choosing to do something; conscious intent or volition) | — | |
| Slovene | Vili(diminutive of William), Vilko(diminutive of William), volja(one's independent faculty of choice), volja(intention or decision), volja(act of choosing to do something; conscious intent or volition), biti(indicating future action), voliti(to bequeath), zapustiti(to bequeath) | — | |
| Spanish | Guille(diminutive of William), albedrío(act of choosing to do something; conscious intent or volition), voluntad(act of choosing to do something; conscious intent or volition), anhelar(to wish or desire), desear(to wish or desire), future tense(indicating future action), ir a(indicating future action), legar(to bequeath) | — | |
| Swahili | ta(indicating future action) | — | |
| Swedish | Ville(diminutive of William), vilja(act of choosing to do something; conscious intent or volition), önskan(act of choosing to do something; conscious intent or volition), komma att(indicating future action), komma till att(indicating future action), skola(indicating future action), testamentera(to bequeath), tänka(indicating future action), vilja(to wish or desire), vilja(indicating future action) | — | |
| Tajik | ирода(act of choosing to do something; conscious intent or volition), ихтиёр(act of choosing to do something; conscious intent or volition), орзу(act of choosing to do something; conscious intent or volition) | iroda, ixtiyor, orzu | |
| Tatar | ихтыяр(act of choosing to do something; conscious intent or volition) | ixtıyar | |
| Thai | ปณิธาน(one's independent faculty of choice), ปณิธาน(intention or decision), ประณิธาน(one's independent faculty of choice), ประณิธาน(intention or decision), จะ(indicating future action) | bpà-ní-taan, bpà-ní-taan, jà | |
| Tocharian A | kri(act of choosing to do something; conscious intent or volition) | — | |
| Tunisian Arabic | باش(indicating future action) | bēš | |
| Turkish | irade(one's independent faculty of choice), irade(intention or decision), irade(act of choosing to do something; conscious intent or volition), istek(to wish or desire) | — | |
| Ukrainian | во́ля(one's independent faculty of choice), во́ля(act of choosing to do something; conscious intent or volition), special endings(indicating future action) | vólja, vólja | |
| Upper Sorbian | wola(act of choosing to do something; conscious intent or volition) | — | |
| Uzbek | iroda(act of choosing to do something; conscious intent or volition), ixtiyor(act of choosing to do something; conscious intent or volition) | — | |
| Vietnamese | sẽ(indicating future action) | — | |
| Welsh | Gwil(diminutive of William), ewyllys(one's independent faculty of choice), ewyllys(act of choosing to do something; conscious intent or volition) | — | |
| West-Frisian | gean(indicating future action), sille(indicating future action) | — | |
| Yapese | ra(indicating future action) | — | |
| Yiddish | וועלן(indicating future action) | veln |
vullnet
iradə, ixtiyar
gogo, nahi
wahn
Уи́л, во́ля, во́ля, намере́ние, желая, завеща́вам, искам, ще
Uíl, vólja, vólja, namerénie, želaja, zaveštávam, iskam, šte
albir, lliure albir, voluntat, voluntat, anar, desitjar, llegar
buot, pagbuot
mynnes
vůle, odkázat
voluntuot
vilje, skal, testamentere, vil
Jelle, Pim, Wil, Wim, wens, wil, wil, legateren, nalaten, vermaken, willen, zullen
volo, os Use the future tense, testamenti, voli
tahe, tahe, tahe, hakkama, pärandama, saama, testeerima
lɔ̃lɔ̃nu
vilji
Vilho, Vili, Ville, halu, tahto, tahto, tahto, aikoa, aikoa, testamentata, tulla
Guillon, volonté, aller, léguer, ra, ras, rez, rons, ront, vouloir
volontât
albidro, vontade
Willi, Willy, Wim, Wille, Wille, Wille, present tense form is often used, vermachen, werden, wollen
इच्छा, इच्छा, इच्छा, आशा, इच्छा, कामना, चाह, होंगे
icchā, icchā, icchā, āśā, icchā, kāmnā, cāh, hoṅge
Vili, akarat, akarat, döntés, kívánság, szándék, szándék, óhaj, (örökül) hagy, akar, fog, kíván, rendel, ráhagy, rátestál, óhajt
hendak, kehendak, akan
deoin
ti
volontà, lasciare in eredità, legare, rai, ranno, remo, rete, rà, volere
arbitrium, voluntas, voluntas
Vilis
Wum
noras, valia
wóla
Wëllen, verierwen, wäerten
волја, заветува, остава во наследство, пожели, пожелува, посака, посакува, ќе
volja, zavetuva, ostava vo nasledstvo, poželi, poželuva, posaka, posakuva, ḱe
akan
e, ka, takune, whakaaro, wira
dooleeł
nyandzo
dê, ê
ville
krav, vilje, vilje, vilje, ønske, kommer til å, skal, testamentere, vil
si
volontat
sċulan, willan
vili
Wellen
wola, wola, wola
Gui, arbítrio, vontade, desejar, legar
voință
voluntad, volunted, voluntà
Уиллом, во́ля, во́ля, во́ля, наме́рение, жела́ть, завеща́ть, пожела́ть
Uillom, vólja, vólja, vólja, namérenije, želátʹ, zaveščátʹ, poželátʹ
bolontade, boluntadi, volontade
Vilko, vȍlja, во̏ља, hteti, htjeti, хтети, хтјети
vôľa
Vili, Vilko, volja, volja, volja, biti, voliti, zapustiti
Guille, albedrío, voluntad, anhelar, desear, future tense, ir a, legar
ta
Ville, vilja, önskan, komma att, komma till att, skola, testamentera, tänka, vilja, vilja
kri
irade, irade, irade, istek
wola
iroda, ixtiyor
Gwil, ewyllys, ewyllys
gean, sille
ra
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