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Hun vil underskrive kontrakten i aften, hvis alt ser rigtigt ud.
Meaning
She will sign the contract tonight if everything looks right.
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Breakdown of Hun vil underskrive kontrakten i aften, hvis alt ser rigtigt ud.
hun
she
se ud
to look
hvis
if
i aften
tonight
Questions & Answers about Hun vil underskrive kontrakten i aften, hvis alt ser rigtigt ud.
Why is vil used here? Does it mean will in the future, or wants to?
Vil often corresponds to English will for the future, but it can also suggest intention or willingness depending on context.
In this sentence, Hun vil underskrive kontrakten i aften most naturally means:
- She will sign the contract tonight
- or She intends to sign the contract tonight
So it is mainly expressing a future action, with a sense of intention.
Why is it underskrive and not a changed verb form after vil?
Because after a modal verb like vil, Danish uses the infinitive form of the main verb.
So:
- vil = modal verb
- underskrive = infinitive
This works much like English:
- She will sign
- Hun vil underskrive
Other common Danish modal verbs that work the same way are:
- kan = can
- skal = shall / must / will
- må = may / must
- bør = should
Why is it kontrakten instead of en kontrakt?