I want divorce vs. I want divorce
What is the difference between
divorce and need
divorce?
And concerning the second one should I rather say
I want to divorce my wife
And is “to divorce” A verb here or or object of the verb “want”?
What is it like to grow up in the 21st century?
Do you think it is wrong to tell the other person, “I want to divorce”.
Divorce can be any of two verbs.
In your first sentence, it is used as a noun but it needs an indefinite article. I will make it the topic as much as possible.
Why would you want divorce?
In the second sentence, to divorce is a verb form, an infinitive, but it can be used as a noun phrase.
Because divorce is almost always transitive, it almost always needs an object. How are alternative ideas for a writer? I want to divorce my wife would sound much more natural than I want to divorce. However, the former would not be wrong, especially if the context made it clear, but would sound stilted.
You could say
I want to divorce my wife. I have a boyfriend and her brother are related.
Have
you ever attempted to become divorced from your wife?
In another example the verb “divorce” is an verb and the nonverb “priority” is a verb. (to be explained in their most
complex form) Hence the indefinite article.
