This is the most common stem-changing verbs in Spanish. Conjugation example:
Querer (to want) |
Quiero ( I want) | Queremos (we want) |
Quieres (you want) | Quereis (you want) |
Quiere (He/she wants) | Quieren (they want) |
Other verbs with similar irregularity are: calentar (to warm), cerrar (to close), comenzar (to begin), defender (to defend), despertarse (to wake up), divertirse (to have fun), empezar (to begin), encender (to light/turn on), sentir (to feel), mentir (to lie), negar (deny), nevar (snow), pensar en (to think about), preferir (to prefer), recomendar (to recommend), sentarse (to sit down)….
Quiero comprar una casa este año (I want to buy a house this year).
El nuevo curso empieza el lunes (the new course starts on Monday).