Questions & Answers about Vi vil plante blomster i haven i foråret.
What does vil mean here? Is it just a future marker?
Vil is a modal verb. In this sentence, it can point to the future, so the sentence may be translated with will. But with a human subject like vi, vil often also suggests intention or willingness, so it can feel close to want to or intend to depending on context.
Danish does not have one single mandatory future tense the way learners sometimes expect. Very often, Danish uses the present tense for future meaning too.
Why is there no at before plante?
After modal verbs such as vil, kan, skal, må, and bør, the next verb appears in the infinitive without at.
So:
- at plante = to plant
- vi vil plante = we will / want to plant
This is very similar to English will plant, where you also do not say will to plant.
Why is plante in the basic form and not changed to match vi?