Breakdown of Vi vil køre vores kollega til stationen.
køre
to drive / to ride (a bike) / to run (of a train or bus service)
vi
we
stationen
the station
kollegaen
the colleague
vores
our / ours
ville
want to / will
til
to (preposition) / for (purpose) / at (an event or occasion) / at (good at something)
Questions & Answers about Vi vil køre vores kollega til stationen.
Does vil mean 'will' or 'want to'?
Vil can mean both! In Danish, it is very often used to express a desire or intention, translating to 'want to' in English. If you just mean the future tense ('we will drive'), Danes often use other verbs, but context usually makes it clear. Here, 'we want to' makes the most sense.
Why is there no Danish word for 'to' before køre (to drive)?
Because vil is a modal verb. Just like in English where we say 'we will drive' (not 'we will to drive'), Danish modal verbs are followed directly by the dictionary form of the next verb, without the word at (to).
Does vores (our) change depending on the gender of the noun?
No, vores is a very handy word because it stays exactly the same whether the noun is an en word, an et word, or plural! You just use vores for everything in modern everyday Danish.
What does the -en at the end of stationen do?
It means 'the'. Danish attaches the definite article (the 'the' word) to the end of the noun instead of putting a separate word in front. So, en station means 'a station', and stationen means 'the station'.
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