Editing Latin conjugation (section)

===''Volō'', ''nōlō'', and ''mālō''===
The verb {{lang|la|volō}} and its derivatives {{lang|la|nōlō}} and {{lang|la|mālō}} (short for {{lang|la|magis volō}}) resemble a 3rd conjugation verb, but the present subjunctive ending in ''-im'' is different:

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||||'''Present'''||'''Future'''||'''Imperfect'''||||'''Present'''||'''Imperfect'''
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||||''I want''||''I will want''||''I was wanting'' || ||''I may want''||''I might want''
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|''I<br />you sg.<br />he, she, it<br />we<br />you pl.<br />they''
|'''{{lang|la|volō<br />vīs<br />vult<br />volumus<br />vultis<br />volunt|italic=no}}'''
|'''{{lang|la|volam<br />volēs<br />volet<br />volēmus<br />volētis<br />volent|italic=no}}'''
|'''{{lang|la|volēbam<br />volēbās<br />volēbat<br />volēbāmus<br />volēbātis<br />volēbant|italic=no}}'''
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|'''{{lang|la|velim<br />velīs<br />velit<br />velīmus<br />velītis<br />velint|italic=no}}'''
|'''{{lang|la|vellem<br />vellēs<br />vellet<br />vellēmus<br />vellētis<br />vellent|italic=no}}'''
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||||''I am unwilling''||''I will be unwilling''||''I was unwilling'' || || ''I may be unwilling''|| ''I might be unwilling''
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|''I<br />you sg.<br />he, she, it<br />we<br />you pl.<br />they''
|'''{{lang|la|nōlō<br />nōn vīs<br />nōn vult<br />nōlumus<br />nōn vultis<br />nōlunt|italic=no}}'''
|'''{{lang|la|nōlam<br />nōlēs<br />nōlet<br />nōlēmus<br />nōlētis<br />nōlent|italic=no}}'''
|'''{{lang|la|nōlēbam<br />nōlēbās<br />nōlēbat<br />nōlēbāmus<br />nōlēbātis<br />nōlēbant|italic=no}}'''
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|'''{{lang|la|nōlim<br />nōlīs<br />nōlit<br />nōlīmus<br />nōlītis<br />nōlint|italic=no}}'''
|'''{{lang|la|nōllem<br />nōllēs<br />nōllet<br />nōllēmus<br />nōllētis<br />nōllent|italic=no}}'''
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||||''I prefer''||''I will prefer''||''I was preferring'' || || ''I may prefer''|| ''I might prefer''
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|''I<br />you sg.<br />he, she, it<br />we<br />you pl.<br />they''
|'''{{lang|la|mālō<br />māvīs<br />māvult<br />mālumus<br />māvultis<br />mālunt|italic=no}}'''
|'''{{lang|la|mālam<br />mālēs<br />mālet<br />mālēmus<br />mālētis<br />mālent|italic=no}}'''
|'''{{lang|la|mālēbam<br />mālēbās<br />mālēbat<br />mālēbāmus<br />mālēbātis<br />mālēbant|italic=no}}'''
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|'''{{lang|la|mālim<br />mālīs<br />mālit<br />mālīmus<br />mālītis<br />mālint|italic=no}}'''
|'''{{lang|la|māllem<br />māllēs<br />māllet<br />māllēmus<br />māllētis<br />māllent|italic=no}}'''
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The spellings '''{{lang|la|volt|italic=no}}''' and '''{{lang|la|voltis|italic=no}}''' were used up until the time of Cicero for '''{{lang|la|vult|italic=no}}''' and '''{{lang|la|vultis|italic=no}}'''.<ref>Gildersleeve & Lodge (1895), p. 121.</ref>

These verbs are not used in the passive.

Other forms: 

* Infinitive: '''{{lang|la|velle|italic=no}}''' "to want", '''{{lang|la|nōlle|italic=no}}''' "to be unwilling", '''{{lang|la|mālle|italic=no}}''' "to prefer"
* Present participle: '''{{lang|la|volēns|italic=no}}''' "willing", '''{{lang|la|nōlēns|italic=no}}''' "unwilling"
* Imperative: '''{{lang|la|nōlī|italic=no}}''', pl. '''{{lang|la|nōlīte|italic=no}}''' (used in expressions such as '''{{lang|la|nōlī mīrārī|italic=no}}''' "don't be surprised!")

Principal parts:

:*{{lang|la|volō, velle, voluī}} "to want"
:*{{lang|la|nōlō, nōlle, nōluī}} "not to want, to be unwilling"
:*{{lang|la|mālō, mālle, māluī}} "to prefer"

The perfect tenses are formed regularly.