Questions & Answers about Ik wil zo veel mogelijk leren.
How does the phrase zo veel mogelijk work?
The structure zo [word] mogelijk is a standard Dutch pattern that means "as [word] as possible." Here, inserting veel (much) makes it "as much as possible." You can use this with other words too, like zo snel mogelijk (as fast as possible).
I learned that "as... as" translates to zo... als. Why isn't there an als here?
While you do use zo ... als to compare two things (like zo groot als, meaning "as big as"), the specific concept of "as [something] as possible" always uses the zo ... mogelijk pattern without the word als.
Why is leren at the very end of the sentence?
In Dutch, when you use a modal verb like wil (want to), the main action verb of the sentence (leren) gets pushed all the way to the end in its full dictionary form (the infinitive).
Does wil mean the same thing as the English word "will"?
No, wil is a common false friend! It comes from the verb willen, which means "to want." If you want to talk about the future and say "will" in Dutch, you would use the verb zullen.