confusion between two words Would someone be able to tell me the difference between "wollen" and "mochten"? Thanks;-)

Joel L.

Corrections · 2

then how about will?

"Möchten" (would like) is more polite than "wollen" (want) but "wollen" also expresses a stronger wish. From my expierence, people use "wollen" more frequently than "möchten" in colloquial language.

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