Word
Ja, und wir wollen das Konzert planen.
Meaning
Yes, and we want to plan the concert.
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Questions & Answers about Ja, und wir wollen das Konzert planen.
Doesn't wollen sound like the English word 'will'? Does this sentence mean 'we will plan the concert'?
No, wollen is a false friend! It looks and sounds like 'will', but it actually means 'to want' or 'to have the intention to'. If you want to talk about the future ('we will plan'), you have to use a completely different German verb. This sentence strictly means 'we want to plan'.
Why is the verb planen at the very end of the sentence?
This is the golden rule for using modal verbs like wollen! The modal verb (wollen) is conjugated to match the subject and takes the normal second position in the sentence. It then kicks the main action verb (planen) all the way to the end in its basic, unchanged dictionary form.
Does the word und count as the first position in the sentence?
No, und is what we call a 'position zero' word. It connects ideas but doesn't take up a numbered slot in the sentence order. Because of this, the subject wir is in position 1, which keeps the verb wollen correctly in position 2.
Why is it das Konzert? Doesn't the article change when it is the direct object?