Vi skal donere bøkene.

the book

Breakdown of Vi skal donere bøkene.

• vi: we
• skal: shall
• donere: to donate

Questions & Answers about Vi skal donere bøkene.

What does vi mean?

Vi means we. It is the standard first-person plural subject pronoun in Norwegian.

Examples:

• Vi kommer. = We are coming.
• Vi leser. = We are reading.

In Vi skal donere bøkene, vi is the subject of the sentence.

What does skal mean here?

Here, skal means something like will, shall, or are going to, depending on context. It often expresses:

• a plan
• an intention
• something expected to happen
• sometimes obligation

So Vi skal donere bøkene can be understood as We are going to donate the books or We will donate the books.

Compared with English, skal often sounds a bit more like a decided plan than a simple future.

Why is donere in the infinitive form?

Because skal is a modal verb, and modal verbs are followed by the bare infinitive in Norwegian.

So:

• skal donere
• kan komme
• må gå
• vil spise

You do not conjugate the second verb after skal.

Why is there no å before donere?