In order to express who, what, or how someone wants something, we use a form of the verb sein called the subjunctive.
real: Ich bin nicht verheiratet.
wish: Ich wäre gern verheiratet.
The past subjunctive of "sein" is conjugated as follows:
Singular | |
1st person | ich wäre |
2nd person | du wärst (du wärest)* |
3rd person | er/sie/es/man wäre |
Plural | |
1st person | wir wären |
2nd person | ihr wärt (ihr wäret)* |
3rd person | sie wären |
Formal | Sie wären |
*Two forms exist here; the form in the brackets is rarely used.