Word
Hvor vil du tilbringe ferien?
Meaning
Where do you want to spend the holiday?
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Hvor vil du tilbringe ferien?
du
you
hvor
where
ville
want to / will
ferien
the holiday, the vacation
Questions & Answers about Hvor vil du tilbringe ferien?
Why does vil translate to "want to" here instead of "will"?
In Danish, the modal verb vil usually expresses a wish or desire, meaning "want to". If you want to express a pure future action without the element of desire, you generally use skal or the phrase kommer til at.
Could I use the verb bruge instead of tilbringe to mean "spend"?
No, and this is a classic false friend! In Danish, tilbringe is used exclusively for spending time, such as a holiday, a weekend, or an afternoon. You use bruge when talking about spending money or physical resources.
Why is there no at (to) before tilbringe?
Because vil is a modal verb. Just like in English where we say "I must go" instead of "I must to go", Danish modal verbs like vil, kan, and skal are followed directly by the infinitive form of the main verb without at.
Why does the sentence use ferien instead of just ferie?
Ferien is the definite form, meaning "the holiday". Because the sentence refers to a specific holiday, the common-gender noun ferie takes the definite suffix -n at the end.