Questions & Answers about Hun vil selv betale regningen.
Why is it betale and not betaler?
Because betale is the infinitive form, and after the modal verb vil, Danish uses the infinitive.
- vil betale = will pay / wants to pay
- not vil betaler
This is similar to English:
- she will pay
- not she will pays
So the structure is:
Hun + vil + betale + ...
Why is there no at before betale?
After a modal verb like vil, Danish normally does not use at.
So you say:
- Hun vil betale regningen.
not:
- Hun vil at betale regningen.
This is like English, where you say:
- She will pay
- not She will to pay
Other common Danish modal verbs that also take an infinitive without at are:
- kan = can
- skal = shall / must / is going to
- må = may / must
- bør = ought to
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