"Quero" means "love" and "want"

Question

I found it in both meanings i think, can someone explain the translation to me?

It's spelled "quiero", with an "I". :) - Vince_Peña, Apr 19, 2011

Answer 1

Hi Gigantesco, and welcome to the site.

The verb is querer. In first person indicative, it's quiero.

It does mean both, as you have said. The translation depends on the context.

Here is the dicctionary entry: http://www.spanishdict.com/translate/querer

Answer 2

Quiero* (stem changes). From my understanding, "querer" can mean want, with objects, and love, with people. To me, it's not as much of a romantic love, as a friendly love, but I've seen it used both ways.