Breakdown of Hun kommer til at møde sin chef i morgen.
hun
she
i morgen
tomorrow
møde
to meet
komme til at
to be going to
Questions & Answers about Hun kommer til at møde sin chef i morgen.
What does kommer til at mean here?
It’s a common Danish future-like construction meaning roughly is going to or will end up. It expresses expectation or (often) something seen as the likely outcome of circumstances, not necessarily intention. So Hun kommer til at møde… ≈ She’s going to meet….
How is kommer til at different from skal and from just using the present (møder)?
- kommer til at + infinitive: prediction/expectation, often outside one’s direct control. Neutral and very common.
- Example: Det kommer til at regne. (It’s going to rain.)
- skal + infinitive: plan, schedule, or obligation.
- Hun skal møde sin chef i morgen. (She is scheduled/supposed to meet her boss tomorrow.)
- Simple present for future: fixed plans/timetables or very near future.
- Hun møder sin chef i morgen. (She meets her boss tomorrow — on the schedule.)
Can I use vil to mean “will” here?
Usually not for a neutral future. Vil primarily expresses willingness/volition or a strong prediction linked to intention.
- Hun vil møde sin chef i morgen tends to mean she wants/intends to meet her boss, not just that it will happen.
Where does the negation go?