chtěl

chtěl

"Chtěl" means "wanted" (past tense of "want").

The word 'chtěl' is used in its conditional form to express a polite desire or wish.

Chtěl bych navštívit Prahu.

I would like to visit Prague.

'Chtěl' is used in a hypothetical conditional clause, denoting a possible scenario.

Kdybys chtěl, mohl bys mi pomoci.

If you wanted to, you could help me.

In this sentence, 'chtěl' is used in past tense to describe a desire or aspiration in the past.

Od malička chtěl být pilotem.

He wanted to be a pilot since he was a child.