Jeg vil sammenligne den her bog med den anden.

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Breakdown of Jeg vil sammenligne den her bog med den anden.

• bogen: the book
• med: with
• ville: to want

Questions & Answers about Jeg vil sammenligne den her bog med den anden.

Why is there no at before sammenligne?

Because vil is a modal verb, and after modal verbs Danish normally uses the bare infinitive.

• Jeg vil sammenligne = I want to / will compare
• Jeg kan læse = I can read
• Jeg skal gå = I have to go

So at is not used after vil. A form like jeg vil at sammenligne would be wrong in normal Danish.

What does vil mean here — will or want to?

It can suggest either idea, depending on context.

In everyday Danish, jeg vil + infinitive often sounds like:

• I want to ...
• I intend to ...
• sometimes I will ...

So Jeg vil sammenligne ... can mean either I want to compare ... or I will compare .... Danish often leaves that distinction to context.

Why is it sammenligne and not sammenligner?