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hi! little question for you. I noticed that the verb å ville is sometimes translated as will and (more often) as to want to. So if a person says "jeg vil skrive en bok" are they actually going to write it or would they just like to? takk ^^

Hey there! c:

While “å ville” might look a lot like “will”, the correct translation would be “to want to”. So if a person says “Jeg vil skrive en bok”, they’re saying they would like to write a book, not that they’re definitely going to write it. You can also say “Jeg har lyst til å skrive en bok”, which would literally translate to “I have the want/lust to write a book” -- which sounds extremely odd in English, but is quite common to say in Norwegian.

But if you want to say “will”, you should use the verb “skal” instead. 

So basically:

“Jeg vil skrive en bok” - “I want to write a book”“Jeg skal skrive en bok” - “I will/shall write a book”

Alternatively:

“Jeg har lyst til å skrive en bok” - “I want to write a book” (lit. “I have lust to write a book”)“Jeg kommer til å skrive en bok” - “I’m going to write a book” (lit. “I come to write a book”) 

Hope that makes sense! <3

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hi! can i be a secret santa?

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