Velle, Nolle, Malle

Velle, Nolle, Malle

volo, volui, velle to want
nolo, nolui, nolle to wish not to
malo, malui, malle to prefer

The verb velle belongs to the III conjugation, but some of its forms are made without conjuctional vowel.
Some forms of the present stem display an ablaut e:o, cf. the Indicative vs. the Subjunctive forms.
The forms of the perfect stem are formed regularly.
The present Subjunctive is formed with the characteristic –i-, inherited from the ancient Optative mood, which has disappeared in the Classical Latin.

The verbs nolle and malle are derived from velle:
nolo < nevolo < non / ne volo
malo < mavolo < magsvolo < magis volo

The verbs velle, nolle and malle are not used in the passive voice.

			*Indicative*
*Present*	*Sg.*	1. 2. 3.	volo vis vult	nolo non vis non vult	malo mavis mavult
*Present*	*Pl.*	1. 2. 3.	volimus vultis volunt	nolimus non vultis nolunt	malimus mavultis malunt
*Imperfect*	*Sg.*	1. 2. 3.	volebam volebas volebat	nolebam nolebas nolebat	malebam malebas malebat
*Imperfect*	*Pl.*	1. 2. 3.	volebamus volebatis volebant	nolebamus nolebatis nolebant	malebamus malebatis malebant
*Future*	*Sg.*	1. 2. 3.	volam voles volet	nolam noles nolet	malam males malet
*Future*	*Pl.*	1. 2. 3.	volemus voletis volent	nolemus noletis nolent	malemus maletis malent
			*Subjunctive*
*Present*	*Sg.*	1. 2. 3.	velim velis velit	nolim nolis nolit	malim malis malit
*Present*	*Pl.*	1. 2. 3.	velimus velitis velint	nolimus nolitis nolint	malimus malitis malint
*Imperfect*	*Sg.*	1. 2. 3.	vellem velles vellet	nollem nolles nollet	mallem malles mallet
*Imperfect*	*Pl.*	1. 2. 3.	vellemus velletis vellent	nollemus noelletis nollent	mallemus malletis mallent
			*Imperative*
*Present*	*Sg.*	2.	--	noli	--
*Present*	*Pl.*	2.	--	nolite	--
*Future*	*Sg.*	2. 3.	-- --	nolito nolito	-- --
*Future*	*Pl.*	2. 3.	-- --	nolitote nolinto	-- --
			*Infinitive*
*Present*			velle	nolle	malle
			*Participle*
*Present*			vellens, entis	nolens, entis	--
			*Gerund*
			volendi, o, um, o	nolendi, o, um, o	malendi, o, um, o

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