E.g. the sentences
- mi volus salti.
- mi saltus.
both mean something related to wanting to jump. What is the difference between these two forms?
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both mean something related to wanting to jump. What is the difference between these two forms?
Mi volus salti only states that I would want to jump, but not that I necessarily would do so.
Mi saltus means that I would jump, not just want to but actually do it (in whatever the context is).
Mi volus salti on its own means "I would like to jump", which is a weaker form of "I want to jump." It suggests either that you probably won't jump, or that your statement is a request that you be allowed to jump. See PMEG for discussion of this use of volus without a condition.
Se mi sidus sur varma forno, mi volus salti means "If I were sitting on a hot stove, I would want to jump."
Mi saltus means "I would jump." Presumably a possible situation has just been mentioned.