wünschen

wish

verb VUEN-shen Less Common

Also means

want

Usage Note

wünschen takes a dative person plus an accusative thing, the pattern behind every greeting: Ich wünsche dir alles Gute ('I wish you all the best'). Reflexively, sich etwas wünschen means 'to want something for oneself'. The related noun is Wunsch ('wish').

Examples

"Ich wünsche dir einen schönen Tag."

Natural Translation

I wish you a nice day.

Literal Translation

I wish you a nice day.

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